SOLUTION: -3(-4x+2),use the disrtubutive property to write the expression without parentheses.then siplify, if necessary.

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Question 17813: -3(-4x+2),use the disrtubutive property to write the expression without parentheses.then siplify, if necessary.

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3*(-4x+2)..distributive property in this case is to use that multiplication distributes over addition /subtraction. -3 out side the bracket is to multilply the contents inside the bracket which have a +ve and -ve sign.so we get
-3*(-4x)+(-3)(2)=12x-6