How do you simplify $-3(4x-0.50)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-08T14:32:44

To simplify multiply each term in parenthesis by $color(red)(-3)$ :

$color(red)(-3)(4x - 0.50) -> (color(red)(-3) xx 4x) - (color(red)(-3) xx 0.50))$

$-12x - (-1.5) -> -12x + 1.5$

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