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Simplify:



left-parenthesis 1-fourth x minus 2-fifths right-parenthesis plus left-parenthesis 1-tenth x minus 3-fifths right-parenthesis

Answer options with 4 options
A.
3-twentieths x minus 1-fifth

B.
3-twentieths x minus 1

C.
7-twentieths x minus 1-fifth

D.
7-twentieths x minus 1

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Combine like terms:

x-coefficient: 1/4 + 1/10 = 5/20 + 2/20 = 7/20
constant: -2/5 - 3/5 = -5/5 = -1

So the expression simplifies to 7/20 x − 1.

Answer: D.