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What is 15 (x+20)

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When you see a number outside the parentheses like that,
it means that the number operates on everything inside.
So
15 times (x+20) means (15 times 'x') + (15 times 20) .

15 times x = 15x
15 times 20 = 300

So
15(x + 20) = 15x + 300


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