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3(8a - 5b) – 2(a + b); use a = 3 and b = 2

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Answer:

32

Explanation:

3(8(3)-5(2))-2((3)+(2))

3(24-10) -2(5)

3(14) -10

42-10

32

User GypsyCosmonaut
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\huge\textsf{3(8a - 5b) - 2(a + b)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 3(8(3) - 5(2)) - 2(3 + 2)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 3(24 - 10) - 2(3 + 2)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= (3)(14) - 2(3 + 2)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 42 - 2(3 + 2)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 42 - 2(5)}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 42 - 10}\\\\\huge\textsf{= 32}}


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