To write the given expression \(-4.3s - (9t + 1)\) by distributing the " \(-\) " sign outside the parentheses, we need to multiply each term inside the parentheses by \(-1\).
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Start with the original expression:
[tex]\[
-4.3s - (9t + 1)
\][/tex]
2. Distribute the negative sign to the terms inside the parentheses. This means we will multiply both \(9t\) and \(1\) by \(-1\):
[tex]\[
-4.3s - 9t - 1
\][/tex]
3. The result after distributing the negative sign is:
[tex]\[
-4.3s - 9t - 1
\][/tex]
Therefore, the equivalent expression by distributing the negative sign outside the parentheses is:
[tex]\[
-4.3s - 9t - 1
\][/tex]
