Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}-x\cdot2-2x+2x\cdot3-5& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-2x-2x+6x-5 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2x-5\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ 2 x \cdot 3 = 6 x $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-2x} \color{red}{-2x} + \color{red}{6x} -5 = \color{red}{2x} -5 $$ |