Question

Simplify: 3x(4 - 5x + 2y)

Answer 1

Answer:
`6xy+12x-15x^2`

Explanation:

This question involves distributive property. The coefficient on the outside is distributed to the numbers (and variables) within the parentheses.

Let us break apart each number in order to get our total simplified answer at the end.

1. 
   `3x*4 = 12x`
2. 
   `3x*-5x=-15x^2`
3. 
   `3x*2y=6xy`
4. When we combine all these terms together we receive
   `12x-15x^2+6xy`! Since these terms cannot be simplified any further due to the natures of their variables (or the lack of), this is our final answer. Though it can be re-arranged for a more suitable order:
   `6xy+12x-15x^2`

Answer 2

To simplify it would be 12x - 15x^2 + 6xy!
You would need to distribute 3x into the parenthesis.