Remove the brackets and simplify the following 3a+2(a+2b)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-02T08:25:26

#:. 4[(5/4)a+b]#

There's an in-depth explanation written in your previous question and is applicable to this question as well since it uses the same concept.

Here are the steps :

#3a+2(a+2b)#

#=> 3a + 2a + 4b#

#:. 5a+4b#

If simplification is required :

#:. 4[(5/4)a+b]#