Simplify 2a+4(7+5a) ?????????????????

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Rogier De Ruijter · Answer 1 · 2024-11-25T20:07:15+0000

Answer:

22a + 28

Explanation:

Key Concept:

This can be solved by applying the distributive property and then, combining the like terms.

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We will now evaluate
$\sf{2a+4(7+5a)}$ .

The distributive property comes first.

$\sf{2a+28+20a}$

We can now combine like terms:

$\sf{22a+28}$

Mnp · Answer 2 · 2024-11-30T02:59:37+0000

Answer: 22a + 28

Explanation:

We will use the order of operations, sometimes known as PEMDAS.

Given:

2a + 4(7 + 5a)

Distribute:

2a + 28 + 20a

Combine like terms with addition:

22a + 28