SOLUTION: How do you simplify (-1/4)[24x-(-12y)]

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Question 421430: How do you simplify (-1/4)[24x-(-12y)]
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"How do you simplify (-1/4)[24x-(-12y)]"

(-1/4)[24x - (-12y)]
= -1/4(24x + 12y) {simplified the double negative sign in brackets}
= -1/4(24x) - 1/4(12y) {used distributive property}
= -6x - 3y {multiplied through}
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