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Question
Simplify the expression
24x2a−6x+4a
Evaluate
6×4x2a−2(3x−2a)
Multiply the numbers
24x2a−2(3x−2a)
Solution
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Evaluate
−2(3x−2a)
Apply the distributive property
−2×3x−(−2×2a)
Multiply the numbers
−6x−(−2×2a)
Multiply the numbers
−6x−(−4a)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−6x+4a
24x2a−6x+4a
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Factor the expression
2(12x2a−3x+2a)
Evaluate
6×4x2a−2(3x−2a)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
6×4
Multiply the numbers
24
Evaluate
24x2a
24x2a−2(3x−2a)
Simplify
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Evaluate
−2(3x−2a)
Apply the distributive property
−2×3x−2(−2a)
Multiply the terms
−6x−2(−2a)
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
−6x+4a
24x2a−6x+4a
Solution
2(12x2a−3x+2a)
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