Question

In math, do you still distribute even the number is behind the parentheses?

For example:

(2x+3)5+23

Would you still distribute the 5?

Answer 1

The answer is YES!
You’re gonna have 10x+15+23
Then 10x + 38
And then you are doing next (2x+3) •5 + 23
So you have 2(5x+19)

Answer 2

Yes you would distribute the 5 typically following the steps of pemdas