Distribute the following: 3(2x - 5).
2007-09-12 09:04:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
6x - 15 is answer.
2007-09-14 06:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You distribute 3 to 2x and 5.
3(2x - 5) = 6x - 15
2007-09-12 09:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by M-Shizzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distributive property. You should multiply the outer number to each of the values inside ( and ). So that's 3 multiplied by 2x and 3 multiplied by 5. That's 6x-15.
2007-09-12 09:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by vilma v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To distribute you mutiply each section by 3, that is
3 * 2x - 3 * 5 = 6x - 15
2007-09-12 09:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by ejb.luna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you mulply 3 times 2x which is 6x
then mulpily 3 times 5 which is 15
then you have 6x-15
tada! :)
2007-09-12 09:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by branicolemis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
three times 2x and three times 5 = 6x-15
2007-09-12 09:30:38 · answer #6 · answered by sami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3(2x - 5) =
(3 *2x) - (3* 5) =
6x - 15
2007-09-12 09:09:12 · answer #7 · answered by petep73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3(2x-5)
3 x 2 = 6 =6x
3 x -5 = -15
6x-15
2007-09-12 11:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by love 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
multiply the 3 times both terms:
6x - 15
2007-09-12 09:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by Becky M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
6x - 15
2007-09-12 09:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by John V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6x -15
2007-09-12 09:09:04 · answer #11 · answered by dreamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋