Expand and simplify fully 4(x - 2) - 2(3 - 5x)
Firstly, expand out the first bracket - 4x - 8 - 2(3 - 5x)
Then the second bracket (remember a minus x a minus = a positive) - 4x - 8 - 6 + 10x
Then finally group the like terms together - 4x + 10x - 8 - 6
= 14x - 14
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