Look at the expression: −3(2x+7)

Question

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This expression involves these two operations Response area and Response area .

We will use the Response area to simplify this expression.

The simplified expression looks like Response area .

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \(-3(2x + 7)\), we first need to identify the operations involved, which are multiplication and addition.

1. Operations:

   • The expression involves these two operations: multiplication and addition.

2. Simplifying:

   • To simplify, we distribute \(-3\) to both terms inside the parentheses. \[ -3 \cdot 2x + (-3) \cdot 7 = -6x - 21 \]

3. Final Result:

   • The simplified expression looks like: \(-6x - 21\).

So to fill in the response areas:

• The expression involves: multiplication and addition.
• We will use the distributive property to simplify this expression.
• The simplified expression looks like: \(-6x - 21\).