SOLUTION: How do you simplify 2{[4(a-4)+18]-[3(3a-2)+5]}

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Question 238539: How do you simplify 2{[4(a-4)+18]-[3(3a-2)+5]}

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2{[4(a-4)+18]-[3(3a-2)+5]}

2{4a-16+18-[9a-6+5]}

2{4a-16+18-9a+6-5}

8a-32+36-18a+12-10

-10a+6

Answer: 2{[4(a-4)+18]-[3(3a-2)+5]} = -10a+6

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