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To simplify the expression \(-\frac{1}{52}(10x + 15)\), we can distribute \(-\frac{1}{52}\) to both terms within the parentheses.
Distributing \(-\frac{1}{52}\): \[ -\frac{1}{52}(10x) = -\frac{10x}{52} \] \[ -\frac{1}{52}(15) = -\frac{15}{52} \]
Combining the results: \[ -\frac{10x}{52} - \frac{15}{52} \]
To have a single fraction, we can combine the two fractions: \[ = -\frac{10x + 15}{52} \]
Thus, the expression \(-\frac{1}{52}(10x + 15)\) is equivalent to \(-\frac{10x + 15}{52}\).
To determine which of the given answer choices is equivalent to \(-\frac{10x + 15}{52}\), we need to simplify it further.
We already have:
\[ -\frac{10x + 15}{52} = -\frac{10x}{52} - \frac{15}{52} = -\frac{5x}{26} - \frac{15}{52} \]
Now let's find a common denominator to combine \(-\frac{5x}{26}\) and \(-\frac{15}{52}\):
To express \(-\frac{5x}{26}\) with a denominator of 52, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2:
\[ -\frac{5x}{26} = -\frac{10x}{52} \]
Now we can combine the fractions:
\[ -\frac{10x}{52} - \frac{15}{52} = -\frac{10x + 15}{52} \]
Now we can directly compare the simplified expression with the answer choices given:
We can rewrite the expression: \[ -\frac{10x + 15}{52} = -\frac{10}{52}x - \frac{15}{52} = -\frac{5}{26}x - \frac{15}{52} \]
However, let's see if any of the answer choices can be transformed to match this expression:
None of these satisfy being equivalent to \(-\frac{10x + 15}{52}\).
To make progress, let's make one important observation. We can multiply the entire expression by \(-\frac{52}{52}\) to get the coefficients clearer.
Now consider if we test \(10x + 15 = 27\):
We look into the structure of \(27x + c = 0\).
Ultimately, just comparing:
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