Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We simplify 16x - 12 - 24x + 4 as -8x - 8
1. 4+16x - 12(1+2x)
Break the bracket out, we get : 4+16x-12+24x
Simplify : -8 + 40x, not equivalent to -8x - 8.
2. 40x - 16
Divide this by 5, we get : 8x - 3.2 = -8x + 3.2 (not equivalent also.)
3. 16x - 24x - 4 + 12
Simplify : -8x + 8 (also not equivalent)
4. -8x-8
It's literally the same as the simplified form of the expression.
So, only the fourth expression is equivalent to the original one.
