To apply the distributive property and rewrite \( -6(4x - 5) + 20 \), we first need to multiply:
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Multiply \(-6\) by \(4x\): \[ -6 \cdot 4x = -24x \]
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Multiply \(-6\) by \(-5\): \[ -6 \cdot -5 = 30 \]
Now we can rewrite the equation: \[ x = -6(4x - 5) + 20 \] Substituting the products we calculated, we get: \[ x = -24x + 30 + 20 \]
Next, we simplify the constants \(30 + 20\): \[ 30 + 20 = 50 \]
So the equation simplifies to: \[ x = -24x + 50 \]
Therefore, the right side of the equation without parentheses is: \[ x = -24x + 50 \]