Question

Question

Look at the expression: −3(2x+7)(4 points).
This expression involves these two operations____.

Answer 1

The expression \(-3(2x + 7)\) involves two operations: multiplication and addition.

1. The multiplication is indicated by the \(-3\) outside the parentheses multiplying the entire expression \(2x + 7\).
2. The addition is represented by the terms \(2x\) and \(7\) inside the parentheses.

So, to summarize, the two operations are multiplication and addition.

Answer 2

We will use the _______ to simplify this expression.

Answer 3

We will use the distributive property to simplify the expression \(-3(2x + 7)\).

The distributive property allows us to multiply each term inside the parentheses by \(-3\). Thus, the expression can be simplified as follows:

\[ -3(2x) - 3(7) = -6x - 21 \]

So the complete sentence would be: "We will use the distributive property to simplify this expression."

Answer 4

The simplified expression looks like _______

Answer 5

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