Simplify.
-$\frac{8-2 x}{x-4}$
A) $x-4$
B) $2 x-8$
C) -2
D) 2

Name: Simplify. -$\frac{8-2 x}{x-4}$ A) $x-4$ B) $2 x-8$ C) -2 D) 2
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The expression simplifies to -2 because if you factor out a -2 from the numerator, you get $-2(4-x)$, and since $4-x$ is equivalent to $-(x-4)$, the expression simplifies to $\frac{-2(x-4)}{x-4}$, which further simplifies to -2.

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Simplify
- $\frac{8-2 x}{x-4}$ A) $x-4$ B) $2 x-8$ C) -2
D) 2