Question

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

Answer 1

`-86a-32`

Explanation:

`−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`