I'm slow.. can anyone do this one and show me the steps so I know how it should be done..
Simplify:
3x - (5x+4)
2007-09-06 17:02:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A good idea for beginners is to write as:-
3x - 1 (5x + 4)
= 3x - 5x - 4
= - 2x - 4
= (- 2) (x + 2)
2007-09-06 22:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Distribute your negative sign throughout the parentheses:
3x - (5x+4) = 3x - 5x -4
-2x - 4 Answer!
2007-09-06 17:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Takkuso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x - (5x +4) =
3x - 5x + 4 =
-2x+4 =
The Answer.
2007-09-06 17:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Corey L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-14 09:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x - (5x+4)
3x - 5x - 4
-2x - 4
-2(x + 2)
2007-09-06 17:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by Christine P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x -5x -4 = 0
-2x = 4 (-)
2x = -4
x = -2
2007-09-06 17:12:32 · answer #6 · answered by Freesia 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
3x - (5x+4)=
next you distribute the negative signs through the parenthesis so -(5x+4) becomes -5x-4.
3x -5x -4=
Answer= -2x-4
YAY first one to answer it right!!!
2007-09-06 17:06:48 · answer #7 · answered by >_> 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
distribute first, in this case the negative.
then put the like terms together
x with x, numbers with numbers
2007-09-06 17:10:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-2x+4,
2(-x+2)
2007-09-06 17:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋