Question

What is the answer to the equation 3(x-2)+5 using the distributive property?

Answer 1

3x-1

Explanation:

3(x-2)+5

3 multiplied by x is 3x

3 multiplied by -2 is -6

So you get 3x-6+5, add -6 and 5 to get -1

and you'll have 3x-1