How do you simplify $3 (x - 2)$ $3 (x-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-13T22:54:15

$3 x - 6$ $3x-6$

We distribute $3$ $3$ into $(x - 2)$ $color(blue)((x-2))$

$3 \times x = 3 x$ $3xxcolor(blue)x=3x$

$3 \times - 2 = - 6$ $3xxcolor(blue)(-2)=-6$

Our final answer is:

$3 x - 6$ $3x-6$

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