Asked by Makayla

Simplify -2(x - 5) + 4(9 + x).

-2 x + 10 + 36 + 4 x
2 x + 26
2 x + 46
-2 x - 10 + 36 + 4 x

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
-2(x - 5) + 4(9 + x)
= -2x + 10 + 36 + 4x
= ( -2x + 4x ) + (10 + 36)
= 2x + 46

So the correct simplification is 2x + 46.