Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}14.2+6.5(p+3q)-4.05q& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}14.2+6p+18q-4q \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}6p+18q+14-4q \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}6p+14q+14\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{6} $ by $ \left( p+3q\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{6} \cdot \left( p+3q\right) = 6p+18q $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 14+6p+18q = 6p+18q+14 $$ |
| ③ | Combine like terms: $$ 6p+ \color{blue}{18q} +14 \color{blue}{-4q} = 6p+ \color{blue}{14q} +14 $$ |