Which of the following is equivalent to the given expression?
Choice C is correct. Distributing the negative sign to the terms in the second parentheses yields . This expression can be rewritten as
. Combining like terms results in
.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from not distributing the negative sign to the 7. Choice B is incorrect and may result from adding to
instead of subtracting
. Choice D is incorrect and may result from adding the product of
and x to the product of 3 and 7.