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What is the simplest form of this expression?
7(-4a-4) + (-4) (-6a-5)

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Answer is -4a -8

Step by step

Using distributive property, multiply the number in front of parentheses by each number inside.

-28a -28 + 24a +20

Combine like terms

-4a -8 is your answer
What is the simplest form of this expression? 7(-4a-4) + (-4) (-6a-5)-example-1
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