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If `-5c-2` equals `-2`, what does `-20c-8` equal?

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Answer:

-20c - 8 = -8

Explanation:

Solve for c.

Set up an equation: -5c - 2 = -2

Add 2 to both sides: -5c = 0

Divide both sides by -5: c = 0

Plug the value of c into the expression: -20(0) - 8

Multiply: 0 - 8

Subtract: -8

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