SOLUTION: The expression -{-[-(x-4y) + 2(x-5y)] - 4(3x-5y)} expressed in simplest form is ___________.

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Question 670401: The expression -{-[-(x-4y) + 2(x-5y)] - 4(3x-5y)} expressed in simplest form is ___________.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with
-{-[-(x-4y) + 2(x-5y)] - 4(3x-5y)}
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Distribute inside of all the brackets
-{-[-x + 4y + 2x - 10y] -12x + 20y}
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Combine like terms withing the square brackets
-{-[x - 6y] - 12x + 20y}
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Distribute the negative across the square brackets
-{-x + 6y - 12x + 20y}
Combine like terms within
-{-13x + 26y}
Distribute the final negative
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