Question

How do you expand and simplify `2(3x+5)+2(4x+2)`?

Answer 1

`14x+14`
`=14(x+1)`

Explanation:

`2(3x+5)+2(4x+2)`

Distribute out each term:
`=(6x+10)+(8x+4)`

`=14x+14`

Some do not consider this "simplified", because it can be factored. We can rewrite this as:
`=14(x+1)`