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Question

Find the difference of 6X and triple the sum of X and five. Write your answer in simplest form

Answer 1

Hi April,

Here is what you are looking for:

Your original equation is: 6X - 3(X + 5)

Now you will need to carry out Order of Operations/PEMDAS (Parentheses-Exponents-Multiplication-Division-Addition-Subtraction) in the following order in order to write your answer in simplest form:

Multiply 3 x X = 3X

Multiply 3 x 5 = 15

Now combine like terms in/for the following equation, as follows:

6X - 3X + 15

Subtract 6X - 3X = 3X

Your final answer when written in simplest form is: 3X - 15