Use a form of the distributive property to rewrite the algebraic expression without parentheses. 1/5 (9x-20)

Easy

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 (9x-20)

We distribute the 1/5 over the 9x and - 20

1/5 x 9x = 9/5x

-20 x 1/5 = - 4

So the answer is:

9/5x - 4

You can check this by plugging in a number (I used 1) for x in the original equation and the final equation. Each time your answer will be - 11/5 meaning that the process was done correctly and that both equations are equal.

9/5x-4