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What is 4+8 (5a-3)+(8-9a) using distributive property

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Hi there!

To solve this problem, we need to simplify.

= 4 + 40a - 24 + 8 - 9a
= 4 - 24 + 8 + 40a - 9a
= -20 + 8 + 31a
= -12 + 31a

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