Given the expression:
![4(-8+5)-(-3x-26)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/79dzzrjeorbvylf72rnng5a448mx2l82t6.png)
first let's notice that we can simplify the first parenthesis:
![4(-8+5)-(-3x-26)=4(-3)-(-3x-26)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/fow6ubww4bh1bj2noqwn6z3trna6unqp9r.png)
on the second parenthesis, we don't have similar terms, but we do have a negative sign outside, therefore, we can change the sign of everything that is inside the parenthesis:
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