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-3(4x-3)-4(2x+5) =
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Answer:

-20x -11

Explanation:

You want to simplify -3(4x-3)-4(2x+5).

Simplification

An expression is simplified by removing parentheses and combining like terms. The parentheses are removed by making use of the distributive property.

-3(4x-3)-4(2x+5) . . . . . . . . . . . . given

= -3(4x) -3(-3) -4(2x) -4(5) . . . . use the distributive property

= -12x +9 -8x -20 . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate products

= (-12-8)x +(9 -20) . . . . . . . . . . group like terms

= -20x -11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate sums

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