SOLUTION: simplify -9[-78 - (-83c- 55)]= ?

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Question 207565: simplify -9[-78 - (-83c- 55)]= ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-9[-78 - (-83c- 55)] ... Start with the given expression.


-9[-78 +83c+ 55] ... Distribute


-9[83c-23] ... Combine like terms.


-747c+207 ... Distribute


So -9[-78 - (-83c- 55)] = -747c+207