SOLUTION: simplify 3(a+b)+15-a+2b=

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Question 156198: simplify 3(a+b)+15-a+2b=
Answer by Electrified_Levi(103) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, Hope I can help
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simplify +3%28a%2Bb%29%2B15-a%2B2b+
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First you use distribution,
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+highlight+%283%29%28highlight%28a%29%2Bb%29%2B15-a%2B2b+ = +highlight+%283%29%28a+%2B+highlight%28b%29%29%2B15-a%2B2b+ = +3a+%2B+3b+%2B15-a%2B2b+
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We will rearrange the numbers +3a+%2B+3b+%2B15-a%2B2b+ = +3a+-a+%2B+3b+%2B+2b+%2B+15+
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Now we can combine like terms
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+3a+-a+%2B+3b+%2B+2b+%2B+15+ = +2a+%2B+5b+%2B+15+
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+2a+%2B+5b+%2B+15+ is our simplified answer
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Answer = ( 2a + 5b + 15 )
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Hope I helped, Levi