Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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Cumulative Standards Review

Exercise 3 Page 540

Rewrite the negative sign as - 1, then use the Distributive Property.

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To simplify the expression, we will use the Distributive Property to multiply the terms on the inside of the parentheses by the term on the outside. For this specific exercise, the negative sign can be thought of as - 1.

10x-(5x-1)
10x-1(5x-1)
10x - 5x + 1
5x + 1