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Simplify to create an equivalent expression 3n+2(-2n-1)

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Answer:

-n - 2

Explanation:


3n + 2( - 2n -1)


2( - 2n - 1) = - 2 * 2n - 2


- 4n - 2 = 3n - 4n - 2


= - n - 2

User Sean Carroll
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Answer:

-n-2

Explanation:

First of all, 2(-2n-1) can simplify to -4n-2 with distributive property.

3n+(-4n-2)= 3n-4n-2=-n-2

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