Which expression equals - (9x + 8) - 2 (x - 5) ?

A) 11x + 2

B) 11x - 2

C) - 11x + 2

D) - 11x - 2

Answer: C) - 11x+2

Step-by-step explanation:

1) First you have to distribute the negative sign to the numbers in the parentheses ... so it would be then become (-9x-8) + (-2x+5)

2) Now you add like terms, so the x's with the x's and the constants with the constants ... - 9x-2x is - 11x and - 8+10 is 2

3) So your final answer is - 11x+2

- * 9x = - 9x

- * + 8 = - 8

-9x - 2x = - 11x

-8 - - 10 = + 2

answer = - 11x + 2