Question

How do you simplify the expression
2(x+6)

Answer 1

distribute

Answer 2

multiply
2 * x and 2 * 6

Answer 3

@Mehek14 So the answer is just 2x+12?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

is that how you do all questions like this?

Answer 6

\(2*x=2x\\2*6=12\\2x+12\)

Answer 7

multiply whatever is outside of the parenthesis with everything inside the parenthesis

Answer 8

@Mehek14 Can we do one more?

Answer 9

sure

Answer 10

-5(8-b)

Answer 11

-5 * 8
-5 * (-b)

Answer 12

-5 times 8 + -5 times b?

Answer 13

-40+5b?

Answer 14

yup!

Answer 15

ty so much

Answer 16

yw :)