Question

how do you solve -5(-2x - 2)

Answer 1

Answer:10x + 10

Step-by-step explanation:

-5 distributed to -2x = 10x

-5 distributed to -2  = 10

10x + 10 is the final answer

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Answer 2

Start by changing the -1 inside the parenthses to plus a negative 2.

Now we can distribute this -5 through

each of the terms inside the parenthses.

That gives us -5(-2x) + -5(-2).

Simplifying from here, we get 10x + 10.