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Use the distributive property to simplify the expression: -4(4x + 3) + (7x - 2)

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-4(4x+3) + (7x -2) = (-16x + -12) + (7x + 2) = -16 + -12 + 7x + 2 = -9x -10
The answer is -9x -10
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