Question

Use the distributive property to write the expression without parenthesis.

-7(2x + 4)

(1 point)
Responses

-5x + 3
-5x + 3

-14x + -28
-14x + -28

-56x
-56x

-14x + 4
-14x + 4

Answer 1

To apply the distributive property to the expression \(-7(2x + 4)\), we distribute \(-7\) to both terms inside the parentheses:

\[
-7(2x) + -7(4) = -14x - 28
\]

So, the expression without parentheses is:

\(-14x - 28\)

Thus, the correct response is:

-14x + -28