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-8 (x-10) - 3 (x+10)

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1. distribute -8 to x-10 that’s going to be
-8x+80 (the minus sign becomes a plus sign because negative + negative = positive)

2. distribute -3 to x+10 and that’s going to be
-3x-30

what we have right now is -8x+80-3x-30

combine like terms

-8x-3x = -11x
80-30 = 50

ANSWER = -11x + 50



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