Question

How do you simplify `2( x - 1) + 2x + 3`?

Answer 1

`=>4x+1`

Explanation:

`2(x-1)+2x+3`

We first distribute the `2` into the quantity `x-1`:

`2x - 2 +2x+3`

Now, we combine like-terms:

`color(blue)(2x) color(red)(-2) + color(blue)(2x) + color(red)3`

`=>4x+1`