ok so is anybody on here good with algebra

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whats the question?

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everyone is :)

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yes

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good because im not lol

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ok the promblem is 4(xy-1)-(x-3)=

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and im suppose to simplify the answer

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is there anything on the other side of the equal sign? or are you supposed to use the distributive law to remove the parentheses?

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to simplify, multiply the 4 to both terms in the parenthesis next to it, and multiply the negative sign to the terms in the parenthesis next to it. you end up with 4xy-x-1

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so first factor in the 4  and the -1 and you get
4xy-4-x+3
combine like terms
4xy-x-1

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$$4(xy-1)-(x-3)=4\times xy-4\times 1-x-3$$ is a start

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well in the book there isnt a equal sign i just added that

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-3x(x^3+2x^2-x)  and this one im suppose to multiply and simplify