SOLUTION: simplify -3(4x-1)+9x+8x if x=-9

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Question 289425: simplify -3(4x-1)+9x+8x if x=-9
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-3(4x-1)+9x+8x = -3(4(-9)-1)+9(-9)+8(-9) = -3(-36-1)-81-72 = -3(-37)-81-72 = 111-81-72 = -42