Answer:
2x-18 is the answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
=(5x-10)-(3x+8)
Opening the brackets to simplify
=5x-10-3x-8
Combining the like terms
=5x-3x-10-8
=2x-18
Hope it will help you ^_^
2(x-9)
open the brackets by multillying - sign with the entries of the second bracket
5x-10-3x-8
adding like term variables
2x-18
taking common
