Which expression is equivalent to 20 – 4x by the distributive property?



5(2 – 4x)

–4(5 + x)

2(5 – 2x)

4(5 – x)

4(5 - x)

To apply the distributive property to the expression 20 - 4x, you need to multiply each term in the expression by a factor outside the parentheses.

The expression that is equivalent to 20 - 4x by the distributive property is:

4(5 - x)