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Distributive property: Example: 6(2x – 3) = 12x – 18

“Combine like terms” means 3x + 4x = 7x. But we cannot add 3x + 4.
Simplify, don’t solve for x, just simplify, write it with only one x and no parenthesis:
2(4x – 1) + 3x =

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Answer:

Explanation:

2(4x – 1) + 3x = 2*4x - 2 *1 + 3x

=8x - 2 + 3x

= 11x - 2

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