SOLUTION: Write an equivalent expression without using the grouping symbols: -(3x + 5)

SOLUTION: Write an equivalent expression without using the grouping symbols: -(3x + 5)

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Question 271880: Write an equivalent expression without using the grouping symbols: -(3x + 5)
Answer by LarissaRichardson(34) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you want to "undo" the brackets
to do this distribute(multiply) the outside of the bracket to the inside
in this case -(3x + 5) = -1 * (3x + 5) = -3x -5
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