Remove the brackets and simplify the following 2(5x+8y)+3(2x-y)?

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Daniel Tan
May 2, 2018

#:. 13 [(16/13)x + y]#

Explanation:

When there is a number before a bracket without any symbols, ex. #a(b+c)#, you can remove the bracket by multiplication. In this situation, you need to multiply #a# to both #b# and #c# which makes #ab + ac#.

#2(5x+8y)+3(2x-y)#

#=> 10x + 16y + 6x -3y#

#:. 16x+13y#

If simplification is required :

#:. 13 [(16/13)x + y]#

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