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11-3(x+2)
Expand and simplify

User Pvn
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Answer:

5-3x

Explanation:

To expand this, we start with the distribution of -3 into the parentheses containing x+2

This leaves us with

11-3x-6

From here, simplifying involves combining like terms. The only like terms we have are the constant values 11 and -6

We combine them by subtracting 11-6 to get 5.

This leaves us with our answer,

11-6-3x

5-3x

An alternate way of writing this would be

-3x+5

But this would only be required if we were asked to express the answer in decreasing degree, so don't worry about that for now

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