Question

Simplify to create an equivalent expression, Explain why?
5(2p+1)+3(3p-1)

Answer 1

`19p+2`

Explanation:

we have

`5(2p+1)+3(3p-1)`

Applying Distributive Property

`5(2p)+5(1)+3(3p)+3(-1)`

`10p+5+9p-3`

Combine like terms

`19p+2`