Simplify find 2(4x-5)+(6x-4)

find $2 (4 x - 5) + (6 x - 4)$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

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

Step 2

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

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

Multiply $4$ by $2$ .

$8 x + 2 \cdot - 5 + 6 x - 4$

Multiply $2$ by $- 5$ .

$8 x - 10 + 6 x - 4$

$8 x - 10 + 6 x - 4$

Step 3

Simplify by adding terms.

Add $8 x$ and $6 x$ .

$14 x - 10 - 4$

Subtract $4$ from $- 10$ .

$14 x - 14$

$14 x - 14$

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