Question
Simplify the expression
9a
Evaluate
3(a+2b)+6(a−b)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
3(a+2b)
Apply the distributive property
3a+3×2b
Multiply the numbers
3a+6b
3a+6b+6(a−b)
Expand the expression
3a+6b+6a−6b
Add the terms
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Evaluate
3a+6a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3+6)a
Add the numbers
9a
9a+6b−6b
The sum of two opposites equals 0
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Evaluate
6b−6b
Collect like terms
(6−6)b
Add the coefficients
0×b
Calculate
0
9a+0
Solution
9a
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