SOLUTION: How do you simplify these numbers? -2+5(4+3r)

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Question 990461: How do you simplify these numbers? -2+5(4+3r)
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2 + 5*(4+3r) = -2 + 5*4 + 5*3r = -2 + 20 + 15r = (-2 + 20) + 15r = 18 + 15r.