document.write( "Question 650113: 3(x-2y)-2x+5(y+1) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #407199 by sheldonbbtrocks(115)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First, we need to use the distributive property. To do this we multiply everything in the parentheses by the number in front of it.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x-6y-2x+5+5y+5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-y+10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Result: x-y+10 \n" ); document.write( " |