Asked by bababoi
Explain or show how to simplify the algebraic expression below. Include the most simplified version of this expression as your final step.
3(x-4)-(2x+6).
3(x-4)-(2x+6).
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Answered by
mathhelper
You will be using the distributive property
3(x-4)-(2x+6)
Until you become more comfortable doing these, a suggestion is
to pretend there is a -1 in front of a bracket if all you see is a " - " sign
3(x-4) - 1(2x+6)
= 3x - 12 - 2x - 6 , using the distributive property
= x - 18, after simplifying by adding like terms
3(x-4)-(2x+6)
Until you become more comfortable doing these, a suggestion is
to pretend there is a -1 in front of a bracket if all you see is a " - " sign
3(x-4) - 1(2x+6)
= 3x - 12 - 2x - 6 , using the distributive property
= x - 18, after simplifying by adding like terms
Answered by
bababoi
THANK YOU mathhelper!
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