Question

Write an equivalent expression by distributing the "minus−" sign outside the parentheses:
minus, left parenthesis, minus, 5, point, 5, w, plus, x, right parenthesis, minus, 4
−(−5.5w+x)−4

Answer 1

To distribute the minus sign outside the parentheses in the expression \(-(-5.5w + x) - 4\), we first apply the distributive property.

Distributing the minus sign gives:

\[
-(-5.5w) - (x) - 4
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
5.5w - x - 4
\]

So, the equivalent expression is:

\[
5.5w - x - 4
\]