1. **State the problem:** Expand and simplify the expression \( (2x + 1)(x - 4) \).
2. **Use the distributive property (FOIL method):**
$$ (2x + 1)(x - 4) = 2x \cdot x + 2x \cdot (-4) + 1 \cdot x + 1 \cdot (-4) $$
3. **Calculate each term:**
$$ = 2x^2 - 8x + x - 4 $$
4. **Combine like terms:**
$$ 2x^2 - 7x - 4 $$
**Final answer:** \( 2x^2 - 7x - 4 \).
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