SOLUTION: I have just begun and want to make sure I'm doing this right I get a little confused with the plus and minus back and forth -5(a + 3b) – 2(4a – 4b)

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Question 630958: I have just begun and want to make sure I'm doing this right
I get a little confused with the plus and minus back and forth
-5(a + 3b) – 2(4a – 4b)
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-5(a + 3b) – 2(4a – 4b)
= -5a - 15b - 8a + 8b
= -13a - 7b