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5 - 3(7x + 8)
It tells me to simply each expression and then this is the expression.

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5-21x-24
Answer=
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19-21x
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\huge\text{Hey there!}


\large\textsf{5 - 3(7x + 8)}\\\\\large\text{DISTRIBUTE -3 WITHIN the PARENTHESES}\\\large\textsf{5 - 3(7x) + (-3)(8)}\\\large\textsf{-3(7x) = -21x}\\\large\textsf{-3(8) = -24}\\\large\textsf{= \underline{5 - 21x - 24}}\\\\\large\text{COMBINE the LIKE TERMS}\\\large\textsf{(-21x) + (5 - 24)}\\\large\textsf{-21 does NOT have any LIKE TERMS so we could leave it the same}\\\large\textsf{5 - 24 is the only LIKE TERM pair}\\\large\textsf{5 - 24 = -19}\\\large\textsf{-21x = -21x}


\boxed{\boxed{\large\text{Answer: \huge\textsf{\bf -21x - 19}}}}\huge\checkmark


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