Simplify -2(2x-19)-5(x-6)-4

$- 2 (2 x - 19) - 5 (x - 6) - 4$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 2 (2 x) - 2 \cdot - 19 - 5 (x - 6) - 4$

Multiply $2$ by $- 2$ .

$- 4 x - 2 \cdot - 19 - 5 (x - 6) - 4$

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 19$ .

$- 4 x + 38 - 5 (x - 6) - 4$

Apply the distributive property.

$- 4 x + 38 - 5 x - 5 \cdot - 6 - 4$

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 6$ .

$- 4 x + 38 - 5 x + 30 - 4$

$- 4 x + 38 - 5 x + 30 - 4$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Subtract $5 x$ from $- 4 x$ .

$- 9 x + 38 + 30 - 4$

Simplify by adding and subtracting.

Add $38$ and $30$ .

$- 9 x + 68 - 4$

Subtract $4$ from $68$ .

$- 9 x + 64$

$- 9 x + 64$

$- 9 x + 64$

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