Remove the brackets: −{−2[x−3(y−4)]−5(z+6)}

First Step: - {-2[x-3y+12]-5z-30} Second Step: - {-2x+6y-24-5z-30} Third Step (Order is x,y, then z) : - {-2x+6y-5z-54} Final Step: 2x-6y+5z+30

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