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Simplify the expression: 10(x – 2) + (6x + 6)

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16x-14



First distribute the expression.

10x-20+6x+6

Combine terms

16x-14
11 votes

28 → 7


x = 2
or
can


x - 2 = 0\\6 * 2 = 12\\+6 = 18\\+10 = 28\\

Simplifying by its least common divisor...


Simplify\\28 / 4 = 7

Therefore, the answer is 7. May vary if you assign different values to x.

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