Use the Distributive Property to combine like terms and simplify the expression.

Question

Negative five left parenthesis c plus d right parenthesis plus 7c minus 2d
(1 point)
Responses

2c minus 7d
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2c minus d
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Negative 12c plus 7d
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Negative 5cd

Answer 1

The correct simplified expression is:

-5c + d + 7c - 2d

Combining like terms, we get:

(-5c + 7c) + (d - 2d)

2c - d

Therefore, the correct answer is:

2c minus d