How do you simplify $3(x+2)+5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-22T15:35:00

$3x+11$

To simplify $3(x+2) + 5$

Begin with the distributive property to eliminate the parenthesis

$(3)(x) + (3)(2) + 5$

$3x + 6 + 5$

Now combine like terms.

$3x+11$

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