Question

How do you evaluate `-6( - 2x ) - 4( - 6x )`?

Answer 1

`36x`

Explanation:

To solve, all you have to do is simplify.

Let's start piece by piece by looking at the coefficients of the numbers in the parenthesis,

which are `-6` and `-4` in `-6(-2x) * -4(-6x)`

We'll distribute the coefficients, aka multiplying the `-6` with the `(-2x)` and the `-4` with the `(-6x)`:

• `-6*(-2x)=12x`
• `-4*(-6x)=24x`

You only multiply the coefficients together, you leave x alone because it's an unknown variable.
Multiplying two negatives together leaves you with a positive answer.

Keep simplifying by combining like terms: `12x+24x`

Which equals your answer, `36x`.