5x-2(-8-12)+16divided -8=

5−2(−8−12)+16(−8)

5x-2({\color{#c92786}{-8-12}})+\frac{16}{(-8)}5x−2(−8−12)+(−8)16

5−2(−20)+16(−8)

5x-2({\color{#c92786}{-20}})+\frac{16}{(-8)}5x−2(−20)+(−8)16

2

Multiply the numbers

5−2(−20)+16(−8)

5x{\color{#c92786}{-2}}\left({\color{#c92786}{-20}}\right)+\frac{16}{(-8)}5x−2(−20)+(−8)16

5+40+16(−8)

5x+{\color{#c92786}{40}}+\frac{16}{(-8)}5x+40+(−8)16

3

Divide the numbers

5+40+16−8

5x+40+{\color{#c92786}{\frac{16}{-8}}}5x+40+−816

5+40−2

5x+40{\color{#c92786}{-2}}5x+40−2

4

Subtract the numbers

5+40−2

5x+{\color{#c92786}{40}}{\color{#c92786}{-2}}5x+40−2

5+38

the answer is b.

step-by-step explanation:

identity property is where 0+whatever number=whatever number. basically 0+ a number.

if x = 1, then the answer is 3.5