How do you simplify $2 x + 5 (6 x - 4) + 1$ $2x +5(6x-4)+ 1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-06T10:37:44

You first get rid of the brackets

$= 2 x + 5 \cdot 6 x + 5 \cdot (- 4) + 1$ $=2x+5*6x+5*(-4)+1$
$= 2 x + 30 x - 20 + 1$ $=2x+30x-20+1$
$= 32 x - 19$ $=32x-19$

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