SOLUTION: Instructions: Perform the indicated operations. What is the solution for (3x-8)(2x+1)

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Question 62254: Instructions: Perform the indicated operations.
What is the solution for (3x-8)(2x+1)
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What is the solution for (3x-8)(2x+1)
Distribute the first term in the 1st parentheses into the second parentheses, then the second term into the second parentheses.
3x(2x+1)-8(2x+1)
This is sometimes called FOIL because you are multiplying the First terms, Outer terms, Inner terms, and Last terms in each parentheses.
3x(2x)+3x(1)-8(2x)-8(1)
3x%5E2%2B3x-16x-8 Combine your like terms.
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Happy Calculating!!!