SOLUTION: simplify {{{(2x+3)(x-4)}}}=? thank you very much.

Question 58897: simplify =? thank you very much.
Found 2 solutions by uma, funmath:
Answer by uma(370) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(2x+3)(x-4)= 2x*x +2x*(-4) +3*x +3*(-4)
= 2x^2 - 8x + 3x - 12
= 2x^2 - 5x - 12
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
simplify =?
A lot of people use the acronym FOIL to remember to distribute everything (First, Outer, Inner, Last). I like to just distribute the first term then distribute the second term in the first parenthesis throught the second parenthesis.

Combine your like terms:

Happy Calculating!!!

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