Question

Simplify the expression below
4x+3(2x -1) -4x

Answer 1

To simplify the expression, distribute the 3 and combine like terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

To simplify the expression 4x+3(2x -1) -4x, we can use the distributive property to multiply 3 with each term inside the parentheses:

4x + 3 * 2x - 3 * 1 - 4x

Next, we can combine like terms:

4x + 6x - 3 - 4x

Combining the x terms and the constant terms, we get:

6x - 4x - 4x - 3

Finally, combining like terms again:

6x - 8x - 3

Which simplifies to: -2x - 3

Answer 2

=4x+3(2x -1) - 4
multiply 3 by all in parentheses first
=4x + (3*2x) + (3*-2) - 4
=4x + 6x - 6 - 4
combine like terms
=10x - 10

To simplify further, you can factor out 10 from each term:
= 10(x - 1)

ANSWER: 10x-10 OR 10(x-1) depending on how far the teacher's answer is simplified

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