Question
Answer
$$3(u-2)-5u=-2u-6$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}3(u-2)-5u& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3u-6-5u \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-2u-6\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{3} $ by $ \left( u-2\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{3} \cdot \left( u-2\right) = 3u-6 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3u} -6 \color{blue}{-5u} = \color{blue}{-2u} -6 $$ |
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