jimmy53 jimmy53
  • 04-03-2017
  • Mathematics
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remove the parantheses and simplify the expression. 1/2(6x+10)-(x+8)

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0w0leet 0w0leet
  • 04-03-2017
You need to distribute to remove the parentheses:
1/2(6x+10)-(x+8)
--> 3x+5-x-81/2(6x+10)-(x+8)
combine like terms
3x+5
-x-8
____
2x+13
1/2(6x+10)-(x+8) is 2x+13 simplified

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keisurin
keisurin keisurin
  • 04-03-2017
1/2(6x+10)-(x+8)
= (3x + 5) - (x+8)
= 3x + 5 - x - 8
= 2x - 3
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