Question

Help..

Answer 1

the idea behind this is using the distributive property and combining like terms do you know how to do this?

Answer 2

yes i just get confused doing it

Answer 3

alright \[3x+5(-4x+12)-(x-3)\]

you see the

5(-4x+12) we need to use the distributive property meaning we multiply 5 by everything in the ( ) what do you think the result for this part of the problem would be?

Answer 4

@Tears1213 we'll do it step by step

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

so from what I said above, how would you solve the part I indicated?

Answer 7

yea 40x

Answer 8

3x+ 5(-4x+12) okay.

so see that 5 there and the ( ) ? we can multiply that by everything in the ( )

5*(-4x)+5*12

= -20x+60

Now all you need to do is combine like terms.

3x-20x+60-(x-3)

Answer 9

ok

Answer 10

do you get how I got that?

Answer 11

kinda

Answer 12

what don't you understand?

Answer 13

well i did 3x-20x and got 18x and now im having trouble with the rest

Answer 14

@Tears1213 check your answers you may not have to simplify it anymore

Answer 15

ok