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Use the associative, commutative and distributive properties to write the expression given as an equivalent expression in simplest form. 3x+(5x+2x). please explain how to get the answer. Thank you!
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Use the associative, commutative and distributive properties to write the expression given as an equivalent expression in simplest form. 3x+(5x+2x). please explain how to get the answer. Thank you!

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it is 15x

Use the distributive property to evaluate the expression 5(2x – 3) when x = 2. ... By thinking of the x as a distributed quantity, you can see that 3x + 12x = 15x.

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