Just remember that something outside the parentheses applies to everything inside.
Examples:
3 times (x + 2) . . . . . means . . . . . 3 times 'x' plus 3 times 2
a (b + c) . . . . . means . . . . . ab plus ac
4 (w + x + y + 2) . . . means . . . 4w + 4x + 4y + 8
When somebody gives you an equation that has parentheses in it,
the first thing you're always supposed to do is get rid of them.
With the examples I just gave you, you know how to do that now.
