SOLUTION: 8{5+2[a+9]-3[2(5-a)]}-1*4

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Question 766675: 8{5+2[a+9]-3[2(5-a)]}-1*4
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8{5+2[a+9]-3[2(5-a)]}-1*4
= 8{5 + 2a + 18} - 3{10 - 2a} - 4 {order of operations}
= 8(2a + 23) - 30 + 6a - 4 {combined like terms and used distributive property}
= 16a + 184 - 30 + 6a - 4 {used distributive property}
= 22a + 150 {combined like terms}

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