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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help!what's the answer 2(x-1)+(-4)+3(x+2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you need to simplify it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5x

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

so you want to remember the distributive property 2(x-1) + (-4) +3(x+2) 2x-2 + -4 + 3x + 6 Now combine like terms 5x is you final answer because -2 + -4 is -6 and +6 is 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks mitchelsewbaran

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2+1X+-1+ -4+3+1X+2 NOW YOU WILL NEED TO FIND THE THINGS THE NUMBERS HAVE IN COMMON LIKE THE VARIABLES AND ALSO TJUST NUMBERS

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