How do you simplify #7x+4(x+5)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-14T02:52:59

#7x+4(x+5)# simplifies to #11x+20#.

Simplify:

#7x+4(x+5)#

Expand #4(x+5)# using the distributive property: #a(b+c)=ab+ac#

#7x+4x+20#

Simplify.

#11x+20#

Answer 2 · 2017-12-14T02:53:38

#11x+20#

#7x+4(x+5)=7x+4x+20#
#7x+4x+20=11x+20#

Answer 3 · 2017-12-14T02:53:41

#7x + 4(x + 5)#
simplified is

#11x + 20#

Simplify
#7x + 4(x + 5)#

1) Clear the parentheses by distributing the 4
#7x + 4x + 20#

2) Combine like terms
#11x + 20#

Answer
#11x + 20#