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The Answers community requires more information for this question. It could be a multiplicand for whatever is in the parenthesis, for example, 3(2x + 5) = 6x + 15 or it could represent the value of a function for a specific argument, for example if f(x) = 6x + 7 then f(3) = 6*3 + 7 = 25. There are other possible answers.

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That usually indicates multiplication. For example,5(3 + 4)

Means that you first evaluate the expression within parentheses, then do the multiplication - in this case, 5 times 7.

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