How do you simplify $6(3n - 5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-26T03:09:57

$18n - 30$

To simplify this expression we must multiply each term within the parenthesis, ( $color(blue)(3n - 5)$ ), by $color(red)(6)$ :

$color(red)(6)(color(blue)(3n - 5)) -> (color(red)(6) * color(blue)(3n)) - (color(red)(6) * color(blue)(5)) -> 18n - 30$

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