Simplify

3 (3x - 5) + 2 (x - 4)

If you would like to calculate 3 * (3 * x - 5) + 2 * (x - 4), you can do this using the following steps:

3 * (3 * x - 5) + 2 * (x - 4) = 3 * 3 * x - 3 * 5 + 2 * x - 2 * 4 = 9 * x - 15 + 2 * x - 8 = 11 * x - 23

The correct result would be 11 * x - 23.

First should use the distributive property to clear the parentheses. Multiply the number outside the parentheses by the numbers inside. In other words, (3 x 3x) and (3 x - 5) for the first expression, and (2 x x) and (2 x - 4) for the second expression, so the equation becomes 9x - 15 + 2x - 8. Then, combine the like terms, resulting in a final answer of 11x - 23. 1/2 (8x + 4) - 1/3 (3 - 9x)