How do you simplify 4 x ^2 − 20 x + 3 2 x + 1 + 2 x ^2 − 25 x − 27 4 x + 2 ? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Don't Memorise Sep 14, 2015 =color(blue)(6x^2) color(green)(−287x)+3 Explanation: 4x^2−20x+32x+1+2x^2−25x−274x+2 Grouping all the coefficients of x^2 , x and the constant terms together. =color(blue)(4x^2+2x^2) − color(green)(20x+32x−25x−274x)+2+1 =color(blue)(6x^2) color(green)(−287x)+3 Answer link Related questions How do you write the variable expression for: a quotient of 2 and the sum of a number and 3 ? What are variables? What are variable expressions? How do you write variable expressions? How do you evaluate variable expressions? How do you simplify the expression 3x-x+4? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression 2x+1 for x=1? How do you write a product of a number and 2 as an expression? How do you write 5 less than 2 times a number as a variable expression? See all questions in Variable Expressions Impact of this question 1598 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License