Multiply 2 by (x-3) and 7 by (x-2)
We would multiply 2 by both x and -3, like so, getting...
2 * x = 2x and 2*-3 = -6
2x-6
then we multiply 7 by both x and 2
7*x = 7x and 7*2 = 14
This equals 7x +14
Bring those together and we have: 2x -6 + 7x +14
Combine like terms (add the numbers with x's and the number without an x)
2x + 7x = 9x
-6 + 14 = 8
The answer is 9x + 8, as far as I see.
Multiply 2 by (x-3) and 7 by (x-2)
We would multiply 2 by both x and -3, like so, getting...
2 * x = 2x and 2*-3 = -6
2x-6
then we multiply 7 by both x and 2
7*x = 7x and 7*2 = 14
This equals 7x +14
Bring those together and we have: 2x -6 + 7x +14
Combine like terms (add the numbers with x's and the number without an x)
2x + 7x = 9x
-6 + 14 = 8
The answer is 9x + 8, as far as I see.
