Simplify the following expression: 21(x−4)+2%0D%0A21%0D%0A(%0D%0A%0D%0A−%0D%0A4%0D%0A)%0D%0A+%0D%0A2%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A21x−2%0D%0A21%0D%0A%0D%0A−%0D%0A2%0D%0A21 x minus 2%0D%0A%0D%0A107x%0D%0A107%0D%0A%0D%0A107 x%0D%0A%0D%0A21x−82%0D%0A21%0D%0A%0D%0A−%0D%0A82%0D%0A21 x minus 82%0D%0A%0D%0A27x

Answer 1

To simplify the expression 21(x-4)+2, we first distribute the 21 to both terms inside the parentheses:

21*x - 21*4 + 2

This simplifies to:

21x - 84 + 2

Combining like terms, the expression becomes:

21x - 82