7(x+3)-2(x+6)-2 simplified is 5x+7.
Here are the steps:
7(x+3)−2(x+6)−2
Use the distributive property...
7(x+3)−2(x+6)−2=(7)(x)+(7)(3)+(−2)(x)+(−2)(6)+−2=7x+21+−2x+−12+−2
Combine like terms...
7x+21+−2x+−12+−2=(7x+−2x)+(21+−12+−2)
=5x+7
Hope this helped.
