Question

Simplify

- (16 - 5x)

5x + 16

- 5x - 16

- 5x + 16

5x - 16

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The simplified form of - (16 - 5x) is -16 + 5x.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To simplify the expression -(16 - 5x), we can distribute the negative sign to each term inside the parentheses.

- (16 - 5x) = -16 + 5x

Therefore, the simplified form of the expression is -16 + 5x.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To simplify the expression - (16 - 5x), let's distribute the negative sign to each term inside the parentheses.

Distributing the negative sign means we change the sign of each term inside the parentheses.

So, the expression becomes -16 + 5x.

The simplified form of the expression - (16 - 5x) is therefore -16 + 5x.