Question

Simplify: –3(2x + 1) + 2(x – 4)

Answer 1

We have the next expression

`-3\mleft(2x+1\mright)+2\mleft(x-4\mright)`

First, we will do the operations with the brackets

`-6x-3+2x-8`

Then we sum like terms

`-4x-11`