document.write( "Question 654712: -5(9x-2)-4 how do you apply the distributive property and then simplify this problem? \n" ); document.write( "
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-5(9x-2)-4 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-45x+10-4 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-45x+6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is -45x+6
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