SOLUTION: 3(6x-5)-[3(1-8x)+5] Simplify.

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Question 242996: 3(6x-5)-[3(1-8x)+5]
Simplify.

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's expand this out 3(6x-5)-[3(1-8x)+5] so it looks like:
18x-15 -[3-24x+5] Notice the negative in front of the bracket? [ ] this is actually -1 so we'll multiply each term in the bracket so it looks like:
18x-15-3+24x-5 Now combine like terms to get:
42x-23
There we go.
RJ Toftness
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