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Use the distributive property to simplify the expression: -4(3x-2)+5

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-4 (3x - 2) + 5 Use the Distributive Property [(-4 · 3x) + {-4 · -2)]
-12x + 8 + 5 Combine like terms (8 and 5)
-12x + 13
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