Question

Simplify -4(x - 7) + (x + 14).
Answer choices
-3x- 14
-5x- 14
-3x+ 42

Answer 1

-3x+42

Answer 2

First you must use the distributive property to distribute the -4 over the first set of parentheses.
Then drop the second set of parentheses becasue they are unnecessary.
Then combine like terms. Like terms have the same variable part and can be added and subtracted together.

Answer 3

i was going to say the same this as @mathstudent55 make sure @Daren that you know how to do the distributive property