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-2(3x+8)-2=10 what is the first step
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-2(3x+8)-2=10 what is the first step

User Eric Miraglia
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The first step is to distribute your outside number to the numbers inside the parenthesis.
-2(3x + 8)
-2(3x) + -2(8)
-6x -8 is your distributive property in use.
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