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What expression is equivalent to 3(6x-2)+2(x+5)

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3(6x-2)+2(x+5)=18x-6+2x+10=20x+4=4(5x+1)
User KavyaKavita
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3(6x-2)+ 2(x+5)
= 3*(6x)-3*2 +2x +2*5 (distributive property)
= 18x -6 +2x +10
= (18x +2x) +(10-6)
= 20x +4

The final answer is 20x+4.

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