Question 667597: can you please help me simplify (2t+4)3+6(-5)-(-8) i sort of know how to do it but i get confused at it Answer by Adrianne15(25) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Simplify means expand, right? That means that the main operation will be addition and/or subtraction. Namely, get rid of the multiplication, remembering order of operations.
(2t+4)3+6(-5)-(-8)
(You can pretend there's a -1 in front of the eight to help you see how the negative sign affects it.)
= 6t+12-30+8
= 6t - 10 (combining like terms)
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