How do you simplify $3(4x - 1) + 2(x + 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-17T10:21:20

$=color(blue)(14x +5$

$3(4x−1)+2(x+4)$

$=3 * (4x) + 3 * (− 1)+ 2 * (x)+ 2 *(4)$

$=12x -3 +2x +8$

$=12x +2x +8-3$

$=color(blue)(14x +5$

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