How do you simplify $-7(x-4) -6(x+5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-25T05:30:42

$=color(blue)(-13x +2$

$color(blue)(−7) * (x−4) color(green)(−6) * (x+5)$

$=color(blue)(−7) * (x) - color(blue)(7) * (−4) color(green)(−6) * (x) color(green)(−6) * (5)$

$=-7x +28 -6x -30$

$=-7x -6x +28 -30$

$=color(blue)(-13x +2$

How do you simplify -7(x-4) -6(x+5) -7(x-4) -6(x+5)?