Simplify each expression. See Example 8. 3(m - 4) - 2(m + 1)

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Identify the expression to simplify: \(3(m - 4) - 2(m + 1)\).

Apply the distributive property to both terms: multiply 3 by each term inside the first parentheses and -2 by each term inside the second parentheses, resulting in \(3 \times m - 3 \times 4 - 2 \times m - 2 \times 1\).

Rewrite the expression with the distributed terms: \(3m - 12 - 2m - 2\).

Combine like terms by grouping the \(m\) terms together and the constant terms together: \((3m - 2m) + (-12 - 2)\).

Simplify each group: \(3m - 2m\) simplifies to \(m\), and \(-12 - 2\) simplifies to \(-14\), so the simplified expression is \(m - 14\).

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Distributive Property

The distributive property allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis. For example, a(b + c) = ab + ac. This is essential for expanding expressions like 3(m - 4) and -2(m + 1) before combining like terms.

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