How do you simplify $-3(4x+3)+5x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-12T00:02:22

The simplified result is $-7x-9$ , details are below...

The number to the left of the bracket must be looked at as (-3) rather than subtraction of 3.

When you do the multiplication, you multiply $4x$ and $5$ both by $-3$

$(-3)(4x) + (-3)(3) + 5x$

$-12x -9 +5X$

$-7x-9$

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