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-3(2x - 6)

use the distributive property explain step by step

User Miles Fett
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With the distributive property you multiply each term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

=-3(2x - 6)
=(-3 * 2x) + (-3 * -6)
Negative times a negative equals a positive
= -6x + 18

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-3 x 2x -3 x-6
Simplify
-6x-3 x -6
-6x-(-18)
Simplify brackets
-6x +18
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