Question
Answer
$$12x+2(x-5)=14x-10$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}12x+2(x-5)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}12x+2x-10 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}14x-10\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{2} $ by $ \left( x-5\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{2} \cdot \left( x-5\right) = 2x-10 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{12x} + \color{blue}{2x} -10 = \color{blue}{14x} -10 $$ |
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