How do you simplify $4 (x - 2)$ $4(x-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-29T14:15:15

Use the distributive property, which states that $a (b + c) = a \cdot b + a \cdot c$ $a(b+c)=a⋅b+a⋅c$ .

$4 (x - 2) = 4 \cdot x + 4 \cdot - 2 = 4 x - 8$ $4(x-2)=4*x+4*-2=4x-8$

$4 x - 8$ $4x-8$ is our answer.

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