Use the distributive property and combine like terms to simplify: -5(x + 4) + 8

a
-5x - 28

b
-5x + 12

c
-5x - 12

d
-5x + 28

-5x - 12

Step-by-step explanation:

-5(x + 4) + 8

-5x - 20 + 8

-5x - 12

the correct answer is d

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the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet