Question

Simplify completely. 2(x + 5) + 3x

Answer 1

First you distribute the 2 into the brackets:

=2x+10+3x

then collect like terms:

=5x+10

Finally you can simply the equation by dividing everything by 5

=x+2

Answer 2

`2x+10+3x\\ \\ 5x+10\\ \\ 5(x+2)`

That should be your final answer.