SOLUTION: what is 4(2m-3)-(3m-5) ?

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Question 80763: what is 4(2m-3)-(3m-5) ?
Answer by vertciel(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello there,
Multiply everything out:
4(2m - 3) - (3m - 5) <-- Be careful of - (3m - 5), treat it as -1(3m - 5)!
= 8m - 12 - 3m + 5
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