SOLUTION: How to simplify? 3(-4m+7)-(5m-6)

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Question 829974: How to simplify? 3(-4m+7)-(5m-6)
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(-4m+7)-(5m-6)
First do distribution
3(-4m) + 3(7) -5m +6
-12m + 21 -5m +6
-17m + 27