Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}6(-2x-5)-6& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-12x-30-6 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-12x-36\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{6} $ by $ \left( -2x-5\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{6} \cdot \left( -2x-5\right) = -12x-30 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ -12x \color{blue}{-30} \color{blue}{-6} = -12x \color{blue}{-36} $$ |