How do you simplify -4(5 - 3) + 12 ?

Simplify -4(5 - 3) + 12.

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Follow the order of operations:
1.) Work inside parentheses or brackets
2.) Evaluate exponents
3.) Multiply and divide from left to right
4.) Add and subtract from left to right

-4(5 - 3) + 12
= -4(2) + 12 {worked inside parentheses}
= -8 + 12 {multiplied -4 by 2}
= 4 {added}

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