How do you simplify $-4(x+3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-30T06:18:22

$-4x - 12$

$-4(x+3)$

To simplify this, use the distributive property:
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Following this image, we know that:
$color(blue)(-4(x+3) = (-4 * x) + (-4 * 3) = -4x - 12)$

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