How do you simplify $7(x – 11)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-26T14:07:43

$7x-77$

Use the distributive property:

$7(x-11)$

$7*x+7*-11$

$7x+(-77)$

$7x-77$

Answer 2 · 2018-05-26T14:07:58

$7x-77$

multiply each term, in the bracket, by the $7$ outside the bracket

$7(x-11)=7xx x-7xx11$

$=7x-77$

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