Question 10318
*[invoke explain_simplification "2(x - 5) - 3(4x + 4)"]

2(x - 5) - 3(4x + 4)
use the distributive property
do 2 times x minus 2 times 5 minus -3 times 4x plus -3 times 4
you do the -3 because the "-" sign makes it negative


2x-10-12x+(-12)
combine like terms
-10x-10+-12
combine like terms
-10x-22