# How do you simplify 5(3x-4)-8(10-2x)?

Apr 9, 2016

$31 x - 100$

#### Explanation:

Open up the brackets:

$\textcolor{red}{15 x} \textcolor{b l u e}{- 20} \textcolor{b l u e}{- 80} \textcolor{red}{+ 16 x}$

Combine the like terms:

$= 31 x - 100$
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