Simplify the expression .\( 1+2a-3(4+5a)+6(7-8a)\)
First, we will distribute...
1+2a+(-3)(4)+(-3)(5a)+42+(6)(-8a) ---Simplify---
=1+2a-12-15a+42-48a ---Combine like terms---
=-61a-12+1+42
=-61a+31
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