does 4(2x-5) equal 8x-5 or 8x-20? explain
4(2x-5)
8x-20
it is equal to 8x-20 because you simplify it and it turns into that.
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\(4(2x-5)\) is equal to \(8x-20\).
Because, when multiplying an integer with a bracket, you multiply the integer with all the stuff in it.
Like this,
\(a(bx+c)=\quad a\cdot bx+b\cdot c\)
So if we expand the expression \(4(2x-5)\)
\(4(2x-5)=\quad 4\cdot 2x+(4\cdot -5)\quad \Longrightarrow \quad 8x+(-20)\quad \Longrightarrow \quad 8x-20\)