How do you simplify $4 + 6 (ac +2b) + 2ac$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-17T19:30:26

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$4 + 6(ac + 2b) + 2ac$

remove the bracket;

$4 + 6ac - 12b + 2ac$

collect like terms;

$4 + 6ac + 2ac - 12b$

simplifying;

$4 + 8ac - 12b$

factorizing the common factor;

$4(1 + 2ac - 3b)$

simplified

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