Question

How do you multiply `1/2 (2n - 4) - 2n`?

Answer 1

-n-2

Explanation:

not sure if you meant 'simplify' here as the string has limited multiplication.

use order of operations here by multiplying `(2n - 4)` by `1/2` which gives you `((2n)/2 - 4/2)`. when you do the division, you are left with `n - 2`. remove the brackets and group like terms:

`n - 2 - 2n`
`x = -n - 2`