Question

5t+3(2t-4)

Answer 1

what do you get when you distribute 3(2t-4) ?

Answer 2

6t+-12

Answer 3

or just 6t - 12, good

Answer 4

so

5t+3(2t-4)

turns into

5t + 6t - 12

Answer 5

the last step is to combine like terms, which are 5t and 6t

add them to get _____

Answer 6

11t-12

Answer 7

perfect

Answer 8

that's your final answer

Answer 9

15y+4(3-2y)

Answer 10

15y+12-2y

Answer 11

you forgot to multiply the outer 4 by the inner term -2y

Answer 12

when you distribute, the outer term has to multiply to each inner term

Answer 13

15y+12-8

Answer 14

and there's a y, so it should be -8y

Answer 15

4 times -2y = -8y

not just -8

Answer 16

Now combine like terms...

Answer 17

7y+12

Answer 18

good

Answer 19

6r-3(r+4)

Answer 20

Same process :)

Answer 21

6r-3r+12

Answer 22

Remember that the 3 is negative

Answer 23

you forgot to distribute the minus through

Answer 24

Have i

Answer 25

Where

Answer 26

6r-3

This is the same as 6r + (-3) so the 3 is negative :)

Answer 27

-3(r+4) is really -3 times r + (-3) times 4

Answer 28

I have

Answer 29

So it's then 6r-3r-12

Answer 30

Yupp :)

Answer 31

Thanks

Answer 32

No prob, so now combine like terms.

Answer 33

3r-12

Answer 34

This one is hard

Answer 35

Exactly :D btw

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Answer 36

5r-3(2-4r)

Answer 37

5r-6-12r

Answer 38

Does that equal

-7+12

Answer 39

Actually no. When you multiply two negatives you get a positive :)

Answer 40

So what is -3 * -4r

Answer 41

Cn you go thought step by step please

Answer 42

Okay so,

\[5r-3(2-4r)\]

Answer 43

You need to distribute it, so -3 * 2 = -6 but -3 * -4r = 12r

Answer 44

Remember that

2−4r

Can be written as:

2 + (-4r)

Answer 45

So the 4 is negative, and when you multiply two negatives you get a positive

so -3 * -4 = 12

Answer 46

17r-6

Answer 47

Exactly :D

Answer 48

Thank you bye

Answer 49

Bye :)