which expression is equivalent to 0.5(-x + 3)?
which expression is equivalent to 0.5(-x + 3)?
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Apply distributive property
Multiply (0.5) with each term inside the parentheses: [ \begin{align*} 0.5(-x + 3)&=0.5\times(-x)+0.5\times3\ \end{align*} ]
Step2: Calculate each product
[ \begin{align*} 0.5\times(-x)&=- 0.5x\ 0.5\times3&=1.5 \end{align*} ]
Answer:
(-0.5x + 1.5)