Question
Simplify the expression
6x3y−4x+4y
Evaluate
3×2x3y−2(2x−2y)
Multiply the numbers
6x3y−2(2x−2y)
Solution
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Evaluate
−2(2x−2y)
Apply the distributive property
−2×2x−(−2×2y)
Multiply the numbers
−4x−(−2×2y)
Multiply the numbers
−4x−(−4y)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−4x+4y
6x3y−4x+4y
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Factor the expression
2(3x3y−2x+2y)
Evaluate
3×2x3y−2(2x−2y)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
3×2
Multiply the numbers
6
Evaluate
6x3y
6x3y−2(2x−2y)
Simplify
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Evaluate
−2(2x−2y)
Apply the distributive property
−2×2x−2(−2y)
Multiply the terms
−4x−2(−2y)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−2(−2)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
2×2
Multiply the numbers
4
−4x+4y
6x3y−4x+4y
Solution
2(3x3y−2x+2y)
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