SOLUTION: need to simplify -3(5x+8) as well as 5x + 7(x+4) Do I need to multiply the outside number to both the numbers inside the parentheses or just the first number?

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Question 643269: need to simplify -3(5x+8) as well as
5x + 7(x+4)
Do I need to multiply the outside number to both the numbers inside the parentheses or just the first number?

Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1) -15x-24
(2) 12x+28