SOLUTION: Anyone help me with distributive property to rewrite the expression. Simplify if possible. -4(5r-3s+2t)

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Question 828802: Anyone help me with distributive property to rewrite the expression. Simplify if possible.
-4(5r-3s+2t)
Found 2 solutions by rfer, erica65404:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
=-20r+12s-8t

Answer by erica65404(394) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-4%285r-3s%2B2t%29
You can think of this as
-4%2A%285r%2B%28-3s%29%2B2t%29
when using the distributive property, multiply the -4 by each term in the parenthesis.
%28-4%2A5r%29%2B%28-4%2A-3s%29%2B%28-4%2A2t%29+
-20r+%2B+12s+%2B+%28-8t%29
-20r%2B12s-8t
This is simplified. This is your answer.
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