An equation with brackets must be expanded before it is solved. An understanding of expanding brackets is essential when solving equations with brackets. Some equations include a set of brackets. When ...

To expand a bracket means to multiply each term in the bracket by the expression outside the bracket. For example, in the expression \(3(m + 7)\), multiply both \(m\) and 7 by 3, so: \(3(m + 7) = 3 ...