SOLUTION: What is the value of the expression 6(x - y) - 8x when x = -2 and y = 5?

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Question 555564: What is the value of the expression 6(x - y) - 8x when x = -2 and y = 5?
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6(x - y) - 8x

6(-2 - 5) - 8(-2)

6(-7) - 8(-2)

-42 + 16

-26


So 6(x - y) - 8x = -26 when x = -2 and y = 5

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