Simplify: 5(7x-2)-14x+4

Answer 1

To simplify the expression 5(7x-2)-14x+4, we can distribute the 5 to the terms within the parentheses:

5(7x-2) becomes 35x - 10.

Now the expression becomes: 35x - 10 - 14x + 4.

Combining like terms, we get: 21x - 6.