How do you simplify 8(5+x)3x(x3)?

1 Answer
Apr 20, 2016

=3x2+17x+40

Explanation:

To simplify it (and therefore solve it), you'll need to know the distributive property, which is a(b+c)=ab+ac If you want further explanation of this, please say so

Applying that to the original equation:
8(5+x)3x(x3)=8(5)+8(x)3x(x)3x(3)
=40+8x3x2+9x
=3x2+17x+40