How do you simplify #-5(6a+5)+7(-8a-1)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-22T16:52:02

#-86a-32#

#−5(6a+5)+7(-8a-1)#

Expand the brackets...

#-30a-25+(-56a)-7#

And then collect the terms...

#-30a-56a=-86a#

#-25-7=-32#

And then place them together accordingly...

#-86a-32#