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What is the simplified form of 7 - 2(5 - 2x)?

10x - 3

4x - 3

To simplify the expression 7 - 2(5 - 2x), we start by distributing the -2 across the terms inside the parentheses. This means we will multiply -2 by both 5 and -2x.

When we calculate -2 * 5, we get -10. For -2 * -2x, multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive value, so we have +4x.

Now, substituting these results back into the expression, we get:

7 - 10 + 4x.

Next, we combine like terms. The constants in the expression are 7 and -10. When we add these, we obtain -3.

This simplifies our expression further to:

4x - 3.

Thus, it leads us directly to the correct and simplest form of the expression, which is 4x - 3.

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2x + 3

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