Question

How do you simplify `2(4-3t)-(-3)+2t`?

Answer 1

`11 - 4t`

Explanation:

You want to use distribution and addition.

The equation is `2(4-3t) - (-3) + 2t`.

If we take the `2` at the beginning of the equation and multiply it into every term in the parentheses, we get:
`8-6t - (-3) + 2t`

Now, we take the negative sign and distribute it into the `-3` to get:
`8-6t + 3 + 2t`

We see that we can add the `8` and the `3` together since they are like terms (both are numbers).
`11-6t + 2t`

We also see that the `-6t` and the `2t` can be added since they are both like terms (both are a quantity of `t`).
`11 - 4t`

And how it's simplified!