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Distribute and combine 3+2(×-5)

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The answer to this is -7 + 2x

You first do distributive property which would be (2 * x) = 2x and (2 * -5) = -10

After you do this you would do 3 + (-10) which gives you -7, because its adding opposites so you subtract

After this you have -7 +2x

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