How do you simplify $4(3x+5) - 2(5x-1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-09T02:18:17

$2x+22$

To simplify $4(3x+5)-2(5x-1)$

Begin by using the distributive property to get rid of the parenthesis

$4(3x+5)-2(5x-1)$

$4(3x) +4(5) -2(5x) -2(-1)$

$12x+20-10x+2$

Now combine like terms

$12x-10x+20+2$

$2x+22$

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