Question

Evaluate the expression 2x (3+1)+2

Answer 1

Explanation:

2x multiply (3+1)

It will be (6x +2x) +2

Answer is 12x +2

Or

You could further proceed to:

12x+2=0

12x=-2

X=-1/6 or -0.17

Answer 2

8x + 2

Explanation:

2x(3 + 1) + 2

=> 6x + 2x + 2

=> 8x + 2

Therefore, 8x + 2 is our simplified expression.

Hoped this helped.