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And here's your shmoop du jour.

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Simplify the expression: colon... negative sign... closed parenthesis.

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Very good. Now... simplify this expression:

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2(x - 3) - 3(y + 2).

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And here are the potential answers...

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And yeah, hit pause, try it yourself first.

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OK, this question is asking, "can we distribute factors?"

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It would be rude not to answer, wouldn't it?

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Remember the formula for distribution of terms? It looks like this:

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Then just follow the map...

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...and we get 2 times x minus 6 minus 3 times y minus 6.

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Tricky thing there -- that 3 is NEGATIVE so don't forget to bring along the negative sign.

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This expression simplifies to 2x - 3y - 12...

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...and the answer is C. Easy peasy. See? No reason for a frowny face.

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