danielaguardado
danielaguardado danielaguardado
  • 30-03-2018
  • Mathematics
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Which expression represents a simplified form of the expression:
2+3(x-3)+1-5(2-x)?

A. -2x - 16
B. 4x - 11
C. 8x - 16
D. 9x - 23

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sbcardinals
sbcardinals sbcardinals
  • 30-03-2018
2+3(x-3)+1-5(2-x)

The first thing we must do is distribute...

2 + 3x - 9 + 1 - 10 + 5x

Then we must combine like terms. We can combine terms with an x together and we can combine terms without an x together.

2 - 9 + 1 - 10 = -16
3x + 5x = 8x

So our simplified expression is C. 8x - 16
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pol0n
pol0n pol0n
  • 30-03-2018
[tex]2+3(x-3)+1-5(2-x)=2+3x-9+1-10+5x=3x+5x+2-9+1-10=8x-16[/tex]

Answer: C.
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