How do you simplify $6(3-2z) + 11z - 4$ ?

Question

1628 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2017-01-08T14:29:49

See full simplification process below in the explanation

First we expand the term in parenthesis:

$color(red)(6)(3 - 2x) + 11z - 4 ->$

$(color(red)(6) xx 3) - (color(red)(6) xx 2z) + 11z - 4 ->$

$18 - 12z + 11z - 4$

Now, we can group and then combine line terms:

$18 - 4 - 12z + 11z ->$

$14 + (-12 + 11)z ->$

$14 + (-1z) ->$

$14 - z$

How do you simplify 6(3-2z) + 11z - 46(3-2z) + 11z - 4?