Simplify each expression. See Example 8. 3(k + 2) - 5k + 6 + 3

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First, rewrite the expression clearly: \(3(k + 2) - 5k + 6 + 3\).

Apply the distributive property to \(3(k + 2)\), which means multiply 3 by each term inside the parentheses: \(3 \times k + 3 \times 2\).

This gives \(3k + 6\), so now the expression becomes \(3k + 6 - 5k + 6 + 3\).

Next, combine like terms. Group the terms with \(k\): \(3k - 5k\), and group the constant terms: \(6 + 6 + 3\).

Simplify each group: \(3k - 5k\) becomes \((3 - 5)k\), and \(6 + 6 + 3\) becomes the sum of those constants.

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