Question

Simplify: –3(2x + 1) + 2(x – 4)

Answer 1

We have the next expression

$-3\mleft(2x+1\mright)+2\mleft(x-4\mright)$

First, we will do the operations with the brackets

$-6x-3+2x-8$

Then we sum like terms

$-4x-11$