whats the simplified expression -3 (2x + 7)

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \(-3(2x + 7)\), you can distribute \(-3\) to both terms inside the parentheses:

\[ -3(2x) + (-3)(7) \]

Calculating each term gives:

\[ -6x - 21 \]

So, the simplified expression is:

\[ -6x - 21 \]