Which expression is equivalent to 17x−10+3(2x+1)

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Responses

23x−9
23 x minus 9

23x−7
23 x minus 7

11x−9
11 x minus 9

11x−7

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To simplify the expression \( 17x - 10 + 3(2x + 1) \), follow the steps below:

  1. Distribute \( 3 \) in the term \( 3(2x + 1) \): \[ 3(2x + 1) = 6x + 3 \]

  2. Substitute back into the expression: \[ 17x - 10 + 6x + 3 \]

  3. Combine like terms: \[ (17x + 6x) + (-10 + 3) = 23x - 7 \]

So the simplified expression is \( 23x - 7 \).

Therefore, the equivalent expression is: 23x−7.