How do you simplify #- 8w - 5( 6- 2w )#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-08T16:28:03

#-8w-5(6-2w)=color(blue)(2w-30#

Simplify:

#-8w-5(6-2w)#

Expand #-5(6-2w)# using the distributive property:#a(b+c)=ab+ac#

#-8w-30+10w#

Simplify.

#2w-30#

Answer 2 · 2018-07-08T16:30:36

#2w-30#

Let's start by distributing the #-5# to both terms in the parenthesis. We will get

#-8w-30+10w#

We can combine the #w# terms now to get

#2w-30#

Hope this helps!