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Simplify and expand 5(m+2) -3(m-2)
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User Gessica
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Answer:

2(m+8)

Explanation:

5(m+2) -3(m-2)

= 5m+10-3m+6

= 2m+16

= 2(m+8)

User Jingguo Yao
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Answer:

2m +16

Explanation:


\begin{aligned}& 5(m+2)-3(m-2) \\\\=& 5 m+5 * 2-(3 m-6) \\\\=& 5 m+10-3 m+6 \\\\=&(5 m-3 m)+(10+6) \\\\=& 2 m+16\end{aligned}

User RPradeep
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