Answer:
5x-3
Step-by-step explanation:
2x+3(x)+3(-1)= 2x+3x-3
5x-3
This would only be a double bracket...
but you do
(4x+6) (x-3)
F 4x * X = 4xsquared
O 4x* -3 = -12x
I. 6xX = 6x
L. 6*-3 = -18
collect like terms:
answer= 4x2 - 6x -18
the 4x is squared :)
-12 + 18 = 70 - 64 or(-12+18)+(6*12)-2
Try breaking these into sections.
Twice: 2 times
The sum of: add
A number: choose a variable, like x
---Thus "the sum of a number and 4" becomes "add x and 4" which, mathematically, is "x+4"
-----Continuing to put it all together, "Twice the sum of a number and four" becomes "2 times (x+4)" which, mathematically, is "2(x+4)"
Is: equals
-------"Twice the sum of a number and four is" becomes "2(x+4)="
23 less than: subtract 23. This one tends to trick people; "23 less than" will become "__ - 23", NOT "23 - __"
three times the number: 3 times x
---"23 less than three times the number" becomes "subtract 23 from 3 times x" which, mathematically, is "3x-23"
-------So the final phrase: 2(x+4)=3x-23"
21/2 is what you should get if you divide those two
