Use the distributive property to simplify the expression below:
5x -- 25
------------- There fractions
5
-3x -- 9
---------------
-3
-4x + 8
-----------------
-4
5x -- 25
------------- There fractions
5
-3x -- 9
---------------
-3
-4x + 8
-----------------
-4
-
1)x-5
2)x+3
3)x-2
2)x+3
3)x-2
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5x/5 - 25/5 = x-5
-3x/-3 - -9/-3 = x-3
-4x/-4 - -8/-4 = x-2
-3x/-3 - -9/-3 = x-3
-4x/-4 - -8/-4 = x-2