Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}7x+5(2x-10)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}7x+10x-50 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}17x-50\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{5} $ by $ \left( 2x-10\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{5} \cdot \left( 2x-10\right) = 10x-50 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{7x} + \color{blue}{10x} -50 = \color{blue}{17x} -50 $$ |