SOLUTION: How do you simplify 2(5x-3)(4)? Thank you

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Question 259660: How do you simplify 2(5x-3)(4)?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%285x-3%29%284%29=8%285x-3%29 <--- Multiply 2 and 4.
2%285x-3%29%284%29=40x-24 <--- Distribute the 8 inside the parentheses.