Identify Terms: Identify the terms that can be distributed and simplified.Distribute the −5 across the terms inside the parentheses (7f+7).Calculation: −5×7f=−35f, −5×7=−35.Expression after distribution: 0.2f−35f−35.
Distribute and Simplify: Combine like terms in the expression 0.2f−35f−35. Since 0.2f and −35f are like terms, we can add them together. Calculation: 0.2f−35f=−34.8f. Expression after combining like terms: −34.8f−35.
Combine Like Terms: The expression is now simplified to its simplest form.Final simplified expression: −34.8f−35.
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