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-2(x+6) - (3x+1) Please help!

User Sedavidw
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Answer:


-5x-13

Explanation:


-2\left(x+6\right)-\left(3x+1\right)

Expand:


-2x-2*6-(3x+1)


-2x-12-\left(3x+1\right)

Remove brackets and flip the signs in brackets:


-2x-12-3x-1

Group the similar terms together:


-2x-3x-12-1

Add/subtract the terms:


-5x-13

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