Question

Simplify the following: (8x + 2) - 6(3x - 7) - 3(x +5)

Answer 1

Given:

`(8x+2)-6(3x-7)-3(x+5)`

Expand the brackets;

`\begin{gathered} (8x+2)-6(3x-7)-3(x+5)=8x+2-18x+42-3x-15 \\ \\ Collect\text{ the like terms;} \\ 8x-18x-3x+2+42-15=-13x+29 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the simplified form of the expression is;

`-13x+29`