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OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):

Select True or False. The expression 4x − 2(5x − 1) is equivalent to the expression 2 + 6x. True False

pooja195 (pooja195):

solve it using the distibutive property

pooja195 (pooja195):

\[-2(5x-1)\]

OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):

so its true??

pooja195 (pooja195):

solve what i gave u first

OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):

oh its false

pooja195 (pooja195):

Show your work :) i wanna make sure you understand this

OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):

ok but i do im just comfirming my answers just to see do i have them correct thats all

pooja195 (pooja195):

:/

OpenStudy (rational):

show your work/tell why you think it is false

pooja195 (pooja195):

@nuccioreggie if u want help on the next one finish this one :P

OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):

To distribute the 2, multiply 5x times 2 and -1 times 2. Then you will get 4x - 10x - 2. Then you combine like terms: 4x - 10x= -6x, so your equation becomes -6x - 2.

pooja195 (pooja195):

good :)

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