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Easy
Question
Which expression is equivalent to
?
The correct answer is: 
HINT: Use distributive law and simplify.
Complete step by step Solution
Distribute negative sign to each term in (
)
We get, 
Hence the given expression becomes 
On adding the like terms of the simplified expression, we get

Thus, option D is the answer.
Note: We can also solve this question by subtraction that is:

Thus, we get the correct answer.
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