Question

3x(y+2)-y(x+4)

Answer 1

Alright thank you for posting it. Now, what does the question ask you to do with that equation?

Answer 2

simplify it

Answer 3

Alright well first you'll want to open up the brackets. What do you get?

Answer 4

y2 and x4?

Answer 5

I am so confused!!!!

Answer 6

mmss, when you open up a bracket, you will have to multiply everything in the bracket with the thing immediately outside the bracket. For example, the first expression you have 3x(y+2). Open up the brackets, so you multiply y AND +2 with 3x. So you get 3xy+6x. Do you understand how that works? Now try it with the second brackets you have.

Answer 7

so it will be 3xy+12?

Answer 8

Not really. See for the second part you have -y(x+4) Open up the brackets and try to follow what I said. What do you get?

Answer 9

i got 1 I multiplied 3x times -y and added 4

Answer 10

what do I do with the -y?

Answer 11

Do I multiply 3 and -y or x? What about the 4??? :(

Answer 12

Here, let me try demonstrating it to you: Does that make sense?