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Simplify:2(-7+4x)-(x-10

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We have to simplify the expression:


2(-7+4x)-(x-10)

To simplify we can group numbers and x's:


\begin{gathered} 2(-7+4x)-(x-10) \\ 2\cdot(-7)+2\cdot4x-x-(-10) \\ -14+8x-x+10 \\ (-14+10)+(8x-x) \\ -4+7x \end{gathered}

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