Expand this bracket: 2(3a + 5)
2(3a + 5) :
First you have to multiply everything inside the bracket by the number outside the bracket: = 2 x 3a + 2 x 5 or = (2 x 3a) + (2 x 5)
This can then be simplified to give the answer:
(2 x 3a) = 6a
(2 x 5) = 10
So: = 6a + 10
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