Question

which expression is equivalent to 2(m - 5) + 6
2m - 1
2m + 22
2m - 4
2m + 16

Answer 1

distribute parentheses by outside number
here is an example \[\huge\rm \color{red}{a}(b+c)= \color{Red}{a} \times b \color{blue}{+} \color{Red}{a} \times c = \color{Red}{a}b\color{blue}{+}\color{Red}{a}c\]