Question

What is the simplified expression for -3(2x - y) + 2y +2(x + y)?

Answer 1

Are you given answer choices?

Answer 2

8x+y
y-4x
7y-4x
-4x-y

Answer 3

Alright, awesome.

Answer 4

So what do you think the first step is?

Answer 5

get rid of the parenthesis?

Answer 6

i have no idea

Answer 7

That's very close, now how would you do that? Starts with a "d"

Answer 8

distribution

Answer 9

Correct, what would the problem look like after distributed?

Answer 10

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

first distribute the -3 and the 2 over the parenthteses

i'll start you off

= -3*2x - 3*-y + 2y + 2x + 2y

Answer 11

It would be -6x+3y+2y+2x+2y. Now what do you think you need to do in order to simplify the expression more?

Answer 12

7y - 4x

Answer 13

???

Answer 14

That's correct. Did you know how you got that?

Answer 15

combined the like terms

Answer 16

That's correct. Good job. If you need anymore help just do @ChrisHogan and I'll help you the best I can.

Answer 17

thank you :)