To expand the expression \(-5(2q + 8)\), you distribute \(-5\) to both terms inside the parentheses:
\[ -5 \cdot 2q + (-5) \cdot 8 \]
Calculating each term gives:
\[ -10q - 40 \]
So, the expanded expression is:
\[ -10q - 40 \]
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-5 ( 2q+8)
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