SOLUTION: 3{ [4 (x-1) +5] - [ 2 ( 2x-1) +5]}
i know "pemdas", but i cant figure this out. I dont get when to apply the distributive law, and how this cancles out. I guess the order us me
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i know "pemdas", but i cant figure this out. I dont get when to apply the distributive law, and how this cancles out. I guess the order us me
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Question 672714: 3{ [4 (x-1) +5] - [ 2 ( 2x-1) +5]}
i know "pemdas", but i cant figure this out. I dont get when to apply the distributive law, and how this cancles out. I guess the order us messing me up. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Always work from the inside out
One check that you can do is just count the
number of ( 's and the number of ) 's -they
should be the same. In this problem, they
both are 5.
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first step:
Now simplify:
The doesn't really need to be in
parentheses at this point, also, do the
subtraction using distributive law.
Note that it doesn't matter what is,
the result is still
