Follow PEMDAS:
First, distribute 3 to all terms within the parenthesis
3(4x) = 12x
3(5) = 15
12x + 15 + 2
Simplify. Combine like terms
12x + (15 + 2)
12x + 17
12x + 17 is your answer
hope this helps
3(4x+5) + 2
