Question

please help me

how would i simplify this?

-(2 + 4x) - (4y - 5)

Answer 1

First distribute the negatives out side the parentheses

Answer 2

-Use distributive method to multiply the signs with everything inside the brackest
- calculate between like terms.

Following this step, you should firstly get \[-2-4x-4y+5\]
Secondly, \[3-4x-4y\]
That is it.

Answer 3

ok

Answer 4

Then see what you the two numbers have in common that can be taken out of 2 and 4 in the first set and. 2 and 5 in the 2nd set

Answer 5

thnk u ur awesome!!

Answer 6

No problem.

Answer 7

I don't agree with the last step that you put down