Question

Simplify: -3 ( 2x - 5) - 2 (4x + 3)

A. 14x - 9
B. - 2x + 21
C. - 14x + 9
D. - 14x + 21​

Answer 1

the answer is C

Explanation:

by doing the distributive property

multiplay the -3 with the numbers in the parenthesis (2x-5) and the same with -2 and (4x +3)

the result will be -6x+15-8x-6 now you need to combine like terms

-6x-8x 15-6

-14x+9

Answer 2

option b

Explanation:

remove the parentheses

-6x+15 -2(4x+3)

collect like terms

-14x+15-6

subtract the numbers

15-6

-14x+9

I hope this helps!