Question

simplify : 8x - 4(x -1)

Answer 1

We want to simplify:

$8x-4(x-1)$

For doing so, we use the distributive property, and we get:

$8x-(4x-4)$

And we break the parenthesis to obtain:

$8x-4x+4$

Lastly, we simplify the similar terms and we get:

$4x+4$

This means that the expression simplified is 4x+4.