How do you simplify $4x+4(9x-2)-3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-20T11:29:34

Simplify the middle term first.

$4x + 4(9x - 2) - 3$

Multiply $4(9x-2)$ to get $36x-8$

$4x + 36x - 8 - 3$

Add like terms together to get;

$40x - 12$

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