SOLUTION: Find the commutative, distributive, associative, and simplified expression of this: -3(x-2)+2(x+4)

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Question 616284: Find the commutative, distributive, associative, and simplified expression of this: -3(x-2)+2(x+4)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3(x-2)+2(x+4)

-3(x)-3(-2)+2(x)+2(4)

-3x+6+2x+8

-x+14

So -3(x-2)+2(x+4) simplifies to -x+14