Question

Simplify the expression. 3(2x + 5) - 3x A. 3x + 15 B. -3x + 15 C. 3x + 5 D. -3x + 5

Answer 1

To simplify the following expression:

$3(2x+5)-3x$

As a first step, we are going to apply distributive property of multiplication:

$6x+15-3x$

then, simplify like terms:

$3x+15$