How do you simplify $-5(10x+1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-03T16:11:30

$=-50x-5$

Remove the brackets by using the distributive law.

$-5(10x+1)" "larr$ multiply each term by $-5$

$=-50x-5$

Answer 2 · 2017-04-03T17:02:37

use the distributive property

multiply $-5*10x and -5*1$
u get $-50x-5$

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