Simplify -3(2x^2-x+12)-4

$- 3 (2 x^{2} - x + 12) - 4$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 3 (2 x^{2}) - 3 (- x) - 3 \cdot 12 - 4$

Simplify.

Multiply $2$ by $- 3$ .

$- 6 x^{2} - 3 (- x) - 3 \cdot 12 - 4$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 3$ .

$- 6 x^{2} + 3 x - 3 \cdot 12 - 4$

Multiply $- 3$ by $12$ .

$- 6 x^{2} + 3 x - 36 - 4$

$- 6 x^{2} + 3 x - 36 - 4$

$- 6 x^{2} + 3 x - 36 - 4$

Step 2

Subtract $4$ from $- 36$ .

$- 6 x^{2} + 3 x - 40$

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