Properties of Real Numbers Use properties of real numbers to write the expression without parentheses. $$-\frac{5}{2}(2 x-4 y)$$
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First, we can distribute the negative sign to both terms inside the parentheses: $$-\frac{5}{2}(2x) + \frac{5}{2}(4y)$$ Show more…
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