How do you simplify $-5(x-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-30T18:41:39

$-5x+10$

Expanding we get
$-5x+(-5)*(-2)=-5x+10$

Answer 2 · 2018-05-30T18:45:47

$-5x +10$

In order to simplify the expression $-5(x-2)$

You would use the distributive property and multiply the term on the outside of the parenthesis to each of the terms inside of the parenthesis.

$-5(x-2)$

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$(-5)(x)-(-5)(2)$
$-5x +10$

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