How do you simplify the expression $2 (x + 3) + 4 (x + 4)$ $2(x+3)+4(x+4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-23T02:35:53

$6 x + 22$ $6x+22$ is the simplified form

First use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis

$2 (x + 3) = 2 \times x + 2 \times 3 = 2 x + 6$ $2(x + 3) = 2 xx x + 2 xx 3= 2x + 6$

$4 (x + 4) = 4 \times x + 4 \times 4 = 4 x + 16$ $4(x + 4) = 4 xx x + 4 xx 4 = 4x + 16$

$2 x + 6 + 4 x + 16$ $2x+6+4x+16$

Now combine like terms

$2 x + 4 x + 6 + 16$ $2x + 4x + 6 + 16$

$= 6 x + 22$ $= 6x + 22$

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