Expand and simplify: 4(2x − 3) − 2(x − 5)

4(2x - 3) - 2(x - 5) [Remember that a negative multiplied by a negative makes a positive]
8x - 12 - 2x +10
6x - 2 [Check: can I simplify further?
2(3x - 1)

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