Write an equivalent expression by distributing the "minus−" sign outside the parentheses:

Question

minus, left parenthesis, minus, 5, point, 5, w, plus, x, right parenthesis, minus, 4
−(−5.5w+x)−4

Answer 1

To distribute the minus sign outside the parentheses in the expression \(-(-5.5w + x) - 4\), we first apply the distributive property.

Distributing the minus sign gives:

\[ -(-5.5w) - (x) - 4 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 5.5w - x - 4 \]

So, the equivalent expression is:

\[ 5.5w - x - 4 \]