How do you simplify $-6(-3-2x)-8x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-31T16:27:30

$4x+18$

Multiply everything inside the brackets by $(-6)$

Note that a 'minus' times a 'minus' gives a 'plus'.

$+18+12x-8x" " =" " 18+4x$

This would normally be written as $4x+18$

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