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-8(2b-7)-9(b-5)
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-25b/101
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Answer:

-25b + 101

Explanation:


-8(2b-7)-9(b-5)\qquad\text{use the distributive property:}\ a(b+c)=ab+ac\\\\=(-8)(2b)+(-8)(-7)+(-9)(b)+(-9)(-5)\\\\=-16b+56-9b+45\qquad\text{combine like terms}\\\\=(-16b-9b)+(56+45)\\\\=-25b+101

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