how do you answer this question?

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how do you answer this question?

Ms. Speedi used the Distributive Property on a problem and got an answer of 4x – 8. When Janelle and Rhonda tried to figure out the original question, they got two different answers. Figure out what answers they got and why there is more than one answer.

2006-10-07 18:07:59 · 2 answers · asked by dorkified at heart 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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You can have 4(x-2) and 2(x-4) as well as the negative version of each because 4 and 8 have more than one set of common factors

2006-10-07 18:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by momogriff 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

2(2x-4)
-2(-2x+4)

It has everything to do with the negation.

2006-10-08 01:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋