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Simplify (problem is in the picture)

Simplify (problem is in the picture)-example-1
User Shervin
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let's simplify :


  • 3(2a + b) - 4( - 2b + 2a)


  • 6a + 3b + 8b - 8a


  • -2a + 11b

i hope it helped...

User Mikhail Stepanov
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Answer:

-2a+11b

Explanation:

First, distribute 3 through the parenthesis:

6a+3b-4(-2b+2a)

now, distribute -4 through the parenthesis:

6a+3b+8b-8a

collect like terms:

-2a+3b+8b

collect like terms again, you'll get:

-2a+11b

User Gordon Henriksen
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