Answer
$-3x+18$
Work Step by Step
We simplify by removing the parentheses and combining the like terms as follows:
$$
(x + 4) - 2(2x- 7)=x+4-4x+14=-3x+18
.$$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise - Page 218: 74
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