How do you multiply $-14 - 6 (x - 3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-01T08:08:16

$=-6x+4$

Remove the brackets in the second term using the distributive law. Be careful with the negative sign!

$-14-6(x-3)$

$=-14-6x+18$

$=-6x+4$

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