How do you simplify $- 2 (1 + 2 n)$ $-2(1+2n)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-04T02:30:49

Multiply the $- 2$ $-2$ by each term in parentheses. This is an example of the distributive property.

Simplify $- 2 (1 + 2 n)$ $-2(1+2n)$ .

$(- 2 \times 1) + (- 2 \times 2 n)$ $(-2xx1) + (-2xx2n)$

Simplify.

$- 2 - 4 n$ $-2-4n$

How do you simplify -2(1+2n)−2(1+2n)-2(1+2n)?