SOLUTION: hi can you please help me with this question...it says: substitute a=-12 and b=-2 to find the value of this expression 2(a-5b) thank you

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Question 14438: hi can you please help me with this question...it says:
substitute a=-12 and b=-2 to find the value of this expression
2(a-5b)
thank you
Found 2 solutions by queenbuc, dolphingurl:
Answer by queenbuc(2) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve substitute the letters for the numbers.
Everywhere you see a, put in -12
Everywhere you see b, put in a -2
2(a-5b)= ?
2(-12- 5(-2))=
2(-12--10)=
2(-12+10)=
2(-2)=-4

Answer by dolphingurl(4) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve substitute the letters for the numbers.
Everywhere you see a, put in -12
Everywhere you see b, put in a -2
2(a-5b)= ?
2(-12- 5(-2))=
2(-12--10)=
2(-12+10)=
2(-2)=-4