How do you simplify $2-3[x-2-5(x-1)]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-01T19:08:00

I found: $12x-7$

First multiply $-5$ :
$2-3[x-2-5x+5]=$
add similar terms inside the square brackets:
$=2-3[3-4x]=$
multiply $-3$ :
$=2-9+12x=$
$=12x-7$

How do you simplify 2-3[x-2-5(x-1)]2-3[x-2-5(x-1)]?