Question

How do you simplify `6(2x-3)-(5x+7)`?

Answer 1

`6(2x-3)-(5x+7)=color(blue)(7x-25`

Explanation:

Simplify:

`6(2x-3)-(5x+7)`

Expand.

`12x-18-5x-7`

Collect like terms.

`(12x-5x)+(-18-7)`

Combine like terms.

`7x-25`