How do you simplify $-12z - 14( 5 - 8z)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-19T17:33:28

$=color(blue)(−70 + 100z$

$−12z - color(blue)((14))*(5−8z)$

$=−12z−14* 5 + (-14 * -8z)$

$=−12z−70 + 112z$

$=−70 + 112z -12z$

$=color(blue)(−70 + 100z$

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