How do you simplify $-5v -5(-8 -6v)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-12T00:29:59

$5v-5(-8-6v)=color(blue)(35v+40)$

$5v-5(-8-6v)$

Apply the distributive property by multiplying $-5$ times the expression inside the parentheses, then simplify.

$5v+40+30v$

Simplify by combining like terms.

$35v+40$

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