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10a + 6b + 6cIt needs to be simplified I also need the steps

10a + 6b + 6cIt needs to be simplified I also need the steps-example-1
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Since all the numbers that accompany the letters a, b and c are even, then you can apply common-factor to factor the 2.

Then you have


\begin{gathered} 10a+6b+6c=2\cdot5a+2\cdot3b+2\cdot3c \\ 10a+6b+6c=2(5a+3b+3c) \end{gathered}

Therefore, the given simplified expression is


2(5a+3b+3c)

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