Answer:
-30+5x
Explanation:
5(x-8)+10
x-8 evaluates to x-8
Multiply 5 by x-8
we multiply 5 by each term in x-8 term by term.
This is the distributive property of multiplication.
Multiply 5 and x
Multiply 1 and x
The x just gets copied along.
x
5 × x = 5x
Multiply 5 and -8
1
5 × -8 = -40
5*(x-8) evaluates to 5x-40
-40 + 10 = -30
The answer is -30+5x
5*(x-8)+10 evaluates to -30+5x