=3(x+2)+x+2
=3x+6 by multiplying x+2 by 3
=>add 3x+6 with the other equation i.e +x+2
=>3x+6+x+2 by collecting like terms
=>3x+x+6+2
=>4x+8 is the answer
& u can also write this
=>4(x+2) OR 2(2x+4)any one is the correct answer.
First of all always solve the stuff in the brackets. in this case we don't have much to solve. The 3 outside the bracket means that it needs to be multiplied with every one of the terms in the bracket.
So that gives us 3 X x + 3 X 2 + x + 2
ie. 3x + 6 + x + 2
ie 4x + 8