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Which of the following is a simplified form of the expression three (x plus five) minus two (x plus y)?

five x plus two y plus fifteen

five x plus thirteen y

x plus y plus fifteen

x minus two y plus fifteen

Question

***Please please help!! I give medals!!
Which of the following is a simplified form of the expression three (x plus five) minus two (x plus y)?

five x plus two y plus fifteen

five x plus thirteen y

x plus y plus fifteen

x minus two y plus fifteen

anonymous · Answer

do you know how to solve this one?

anonymous · Answer

like even a little?

anonymous · Answer

Yes I do

anonymous · Answer

ok well how will you start?

solomonzelman · Answer

three (x plus five) minus two (x plus y)

write this out, in an equation form.

anonymous · Answer

I wrote it out, and I think you subtract 3 from all of the numbers?

solomonzelman · Answer

can you show me how you wrote it out please, to make sure you are right....

solomonzelman · Answer

3(x+5)-2)x+y
yes?

solomonzelman · Answer

i meant 3(x+5)-2(x+y)
sorry about that

anonymous · Answer

3(x+5)-2(x+y)

solomonzelman · Answer

K, what do you want to do with that? simplify?
to do that, expand the 3(x+5)  and  -2(x+y)

solomonzelman · Answer

I mean foil.

anonymous · Answer

How do you expand it?

solomonzelman · Answer

3(x+5)
3 times everything in the parenthesis.

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay

solomonzelman · Answer

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