Use the distributive property and simplify -2(8x - 9) + 3x

Use the distributive property and simplify: -2(8x - 9) + 3x

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-2(8x - 9) + 3x
= -2(8x) - 2(-9) + 3x  {distributed -2 through the parentheses}
= -16x + 18 + 3x  {multiplied through}
= -13x + 18  {combined like terms}

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