Simplify -2(p+4)*2-3+5p

$- 2 (p + 4) \cdot 2 - 3 + 5 p$

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$(- 2 p - 2 \cdot 4) \cdot 2 - 3 + 5 p$

Multiply $- 2$ by $4$ .

$(- 2 p - 8) \cdot 2 - 3 + 5 p$

Apply the distributive property.

$- 2 p \cdot 2 - 8 \cdot 2 - 3 + 5 p$

Multiply $2$ by $- 2$ .

$- 4 p - 8 \cdot 2 - 3 + 5 p$

Multiply $- 8$ by $2$ .

$- 4 p - 16 - 3 + 5 p$

$- 4 p - 16 - 3 + 5 p$

Simplify by adding terms.

Add $- 4 p$ and $5 p$ .

$p - 16 - 3$

Subtract $3$ from $- 16$ .

$p - 19$

$p - 19$

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