How do you combine #8x ( x - 2) + 7x + 4#?

2 Answers
Jul 31, 2018

#8x^2-9x+4#

Explanation:

#"distribute and collect like terms"#

#=8x^2-16x+7x+4#

#=8x^2-9x+4#

Aug 1, 2018

#8x^2-9x+4#

Explanation:

Let's distribute the #8x# to the terms in the parenthesis to get

#8x^2-16x+7x+4#

Next, we can combine our #x# terms to get

#8x^2-9x+4#

Hope this helps!