Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]2x - 14[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Here's the method I would use to rewrite this expression.

  • Expand expressions with parenthesis
  • Sum like terms (pair constants and variable individually)

Expanding the expression first

[tex]3(x-4) - (x+2) = (3*x - 3*4) - (x + 2) = 3x - 12 - x - 2[/tex]

Now we can sum like terms. We put the variable together and the constants together.

[tex]3x - 12 -x -2 = (3x - x) + (-12 -2)[/tex]

Note the use of the + in this expression. This is because subtracting a term is the same as adding the negative of that term.

[tex](3x - x) + (-12 -2) = 2x + (-14) = 2x - 14[/tex]

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