SOLUTION: 5(2a+b)-(a+3b)

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Question 61208: 5(2a+b)-(a+3b)
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Multiply the 5 at the front of the first bracket through that bracket to get
Multiply the minus 1(the 1 is assumed) at the front of the second bracket through the bracket to get
Add like terms to get

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