How do you simplify $-2(3x+ 12y-5-17x- 16y+4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-04T08:44:08

$30x + 8y + 2$

rearrange the variables accordingly and simplify

$= -2(3x - 17x +12y -16y -5 +4)$
$= -2(-15x-4y-1)$

Expand
$= (-2)(-15x)+(-2)(-4y)+(-2)(-1)$
$= 30x+8y+2$

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