Question 3218
TO solve thie problem you should understand the distributive property. That is, the expression a(b + c) is the same thing as ab + ac. In this problem, you have:<br>
3x + 2(5x - 7)<br>
using the distributive property on the 2(5x -7) part of the expression, we get:<br>
{{{3x + 2*5x - 2*7 = 3x + 10x - 14}}}<br>
Next we group like terms:<br>
{{{13x - 14}}}<br>
So, the problem simplifies to 13x - 14