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Simplifying the following expression:
6x + 2(3x + 5) + (-9)

User Elianne
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you need to use the distributive property and distribute 2.
multiply 2 by 3x then 2 by 5
youll now get 6x+6x+10- 9
simplify that again and you'll be done
User Miguel Angelo
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= 6x + 2(3x + 5) + (-9)
= 6x +6x + 10 - 9
= 12x + 1

In short, Your Final Answer would be 12x + 1

Hope this helps!
User Rnwood
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