Question

Simplify the expression 4(x+2)+x+3

Answer 1

$5x+11$

Explanation

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

Step 1

use distributive property to break the parenthesis:

remember the distributive property

$a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Hence

$\begin{gathered} 4(x+2)+x+3 \\ (4x+8)+x+3 \\ 4x+8+x+3 \\ \end{gathered}$

Step 2

add like terms

$\begin{gathered} 4x+8+x+3 \\ 5x+11 \end{gathered}$

so, the answer is

$5x+11$

I hope this helps you