How do you simplify $- 5 (2 a - b) - 6 b$ $-5 (2a - b) - 6b$ ?

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How do you simplify $- 5 (2 a - b) - 6 b$ $-5 (2a - b) - 6b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-16T21:38:08

$10 a - b$ $10a-b$

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Distribute first by multiplying the $- 5$ $-5$ to both things in parenthesis
$- 10 a + 5 b - 6 b$ $-10a+5b-6b$
combine like terms
$- 10 a - b$ $-10a-b$

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