Solve Linear Expression: Expanding 2x + 5(x-5)

Question

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

00:00 Solve

00:03 Open parentheses properly, multiply each factor

00:08 Write each multiplication separately

00:14 Always solve multiplication and division before addition and subtraction

00:26 Continue solving according to proper order of operations, from left to right

00:29 And this is the solution to the question

We simplify the exercise in parentheses as follows:

$2x+(5\times x)-(5\times5)=$

We solve the exercises in parentheses:

$2x+5x-25=$

We add like terms:

$2x+5x=7x$

We obtain

$7x-25$

$7x-25$