-9x4(5x6 + 11x5) Multiply the -9 by the 5 getting -45 So far you have: -45 Multiply the x4 by the x6 by adding the exponents and getting x10 Now so far you have -45x10 Multiply the -9 by the +11 getting -99 Now so far you have -45x10 - 99 Multiply the x4 by the x5 by adding the exponents and getting x9 Now so far you have -45x10 - 99x9 and that's the final answer. Edwin