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Algebraic Techniques, SM-Bank 129

A number \(b\) is tripled and \(5\) is subtracted. The result is then doubled.

Write an algebraic expression and expand it to represent this information.  (2 marks)

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\(6b-10\)

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\(2(3b-5)\) \(=2\times 3b+2\times (-5)\)
  \(=6b-10\)

Filed Under: Expand and Factorise Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4696-10-Expand

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