SOLUTION: What is the answer to the equation 4(5x+8+3p)? I do not know what to do with the letters.

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Question 410682: What is the answer to the equation 4(5x+8+3p)? I do not know what to do with the letters.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richard1234:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the answer to the equation 4(5x+8+3p)?
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That is not an equation.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The letters are variables that simply represent numbers. Also, 4(5x + 8 + 3p) is not an equation, it is just an expression. You can expand using distributive properties to get 20x + 32 + 12p but there is no "answer."