How do you expand $3(x+5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T13:01:23

$3x + 15$

To expand $3(x + 5)$ you distribute or multiple each term within the parenthesis by the term out side the parenthesis, in this case $3$ .

$3(x + 5) => (3 xx x) + (3 xx 5) => 3x + 15$

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