Question

Expand and simplify 2(x+7)+3(x+1)

Answer 1

To solve this function the two most important things are The distributive property and combining like terms.

Steps:
1. Distribute the numbers on the outside of the parentheses to one’s on the inside
2. Then combine the like terms. Such as 3x and 4x.
3.Simplify if needed.
In this case after combining like terms it is the simplest this equation will get because you can’t combine 5x with 17. They aren’t like terms.


2(x +7)+3(x +1)
= 2x+14+3x+3
= 5x+17

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Answer 2

To solve this function, we must add like terms until there is nothing that we can add, multiply, subtract, divide, or simplify

`2(x+7) +3(x+1) = 2x + 14 + 3x + 3 = 5x + 17`

Hope that helps!