We are asked to simplify the following algebraic expression:
3 ( 3 x + 5) - 7 x - 8
So we proceed to use distributive property in order to remove the parenthesis:
9 x + 15 - 7 x - 8
now we combine like terms among themselves:
9 x - 7 x + 15 - 8
2 x + 7
Therefore the simplified expression resulted in the binomial: 2 x + 7
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