Question

Distribute and simply 7-2(x-5)+3x

Answer 1

The given expression is

$7-2(x-5)+3x$

First, we use the distributive property to get rid of the parenthesis.

$7-2x+10+3x$

Then, we reduce like terms. -2x and 3x are like terms, also 7 and 10 are like terms.

$3x-2x+10+7=x+17$

Therefore, the simplest form of the given expression is x + 17.