Question

Simplify 2(x + 4) + 7(x – 5) + 3. if anyone could help with this I would really appreciate it.

Answer 1

9x-24

Explanation:

We first expand the expression, this means that we multiply 2 and (x+4)

and 7 and (x-5). This means our expression will be:

2x+8+7x-35+3

Now we collect like terms:

2x+7x+8-35+3

Which will give us:

9x-24