To use the distributive property, you need to multiply the terms inside the parenthesis by the number outside the parenthesis. However, there doesn't seem to be any parenthesis in the expression 3x+4y-5x.
If you meant to write it as (3x+4y)-5x, then you can distribute the -5x as follows:
(3x + 4y) - 5x
= 3x + 4y - 5x
To combine like terms, you can combine the x terms:
3x - 5x + 4y = -2x + 4y
3x+4y-5x
use distubutive property
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