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Simplify: -2s - 9+ 7 - 5r use s = 3 and r=-832-48None of these answers are correct.-83-1

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Explanation:

We are given the following expression:

2s - 9 + 7 - 5r

Adding common terms, it becomes:

2s - 2 - 5r

Replacing s by 3 and r by -8, we get:

2*3 - 2 - 5*(-8) = 6 - 2 + 40 = 44

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