Question

2(a+3)=-4

A.) -5
B.) -2
C.) 3
D.) 4

Answer 1

There that's better

Answer 2

Yeah so the first step would be to distribute
so we already have \(2(a+3)=−4\)
\((2)(a)+(2)(3)=−4\)
Which equals what?

Answer 3

Basically all you're doing is solving the multiplication
(2)(a)+(2)(3)=−4
^ ^
2xa 2x3

Answer 4

Is this adding

Answer 5

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Lilian9667
Is this adding
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multiplication

Answer 6

or Multiplication

Answer 7

Multiplication

Answer 8

ohh

Answer 9

lol

Answer 10

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @supie
Yeah so the first step would be to distribute
so we already have \(2(a+3)=−4\)
\((2)(a)+(2)(3)=−4\)
Which equals what?
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @supie
Basically all you're doing is solving the multiplication
(2)(a)+(2)(3)=−4
^ ^
2xa 2x3
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Answer 11

Confused...?

Answer 12

here give me a moment hmm?

Answer 13

ight

Answer 14

12? and where's the post to be by the 2x a<

Answer 15

I mean whats the a post to be by the 2

Answer 16

What?

Answer 17

it says 2xa <

Answer 18

a <<<<<

Answer 19

All you're doing is multiplying 2 and \(a\)
and multiplying 2 and 3

Answer 20

Confused...again....?

Answer 21

Yah

Answer 22

So we're multiplying 2 and 3 which is 6
and 2 and a which is 2a
so that would leave is with \(2a+6=−4\)

Answer 23

6

Answer 24

oh so it's 4

Answer 25

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Lilian9667
oh so it's 4
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what's 4?

Answer 26

Haha Nevermind

Answer 27

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Lilian9667
Haha Nevermind
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
lol ok

Answer 28

I thought that was the answer

Answer 29

So now do you know the next step
what we have to do to \(2a+6=−4\)?

Answer 30

no

Answer 31

Ok so we have to change the `+` to a `-`
and we have to take the `6` and subtract it from both sides of the equation
the reason we `subtract` is because we changed the `+` to a `–`

Answer 32

So we changed the plus to a minus
no we're subtracting 6 from both sides of the equation
\(2a+6−6=−4−6\)
so that equals what?

Answer 33

Still confused....?

Answer 34

Oh sorry just asking my mom about this question

Answer 35

Oh ok

Answer 36

yah She said to go to khan academy? I guess

Answer 37

CUS THIS IS HARD DON"T KNOW HOW YOU CAN DO THIS

Answer 38

Huh

Answer 39

-5

Answer 40

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Lilian9667
-5
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yeah good job

Answer 41

yes

Answer 42

You can close this now @Lilian9667

Answer 43

Ok