Question

2+3(5c-17) I do not know how to simplify the expression

Answer 1

Answer:

15c - 49

Step-by-step explanation:

2+3(5c-17)

2+15c - 51

15c - 49

Answer 2

2 + 3(5c - 17)

First you must distribute the 3 to the numbers inside the parentheses, which would be 5c and -17...

2 + (3 * 5c) + (3 *(-17))

2 + 15c + (-51)

2 + 15c - 51

Now you must combine like terms. Like terms are numbers that have matching variables OR are numbers with out variables. In this case the like terms are 2 and -51, since they both don't have variables

(2 + (-51)) + 15c

-49 + 15c

OR

15c - 49

Hope this helped!

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