Identify Terms: Identify the terms in the expression that need to be simplified.The expression has two terms: −32b and −53(a−2b).
Distribute −3: Simplify the second term by distributing the −3 across the parentheses.−53(a−2b)=−53a+56b
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms from the first term and the simplified second term. −32b+56b−53a
Find Common Denominator: Find a common denominator for the terms involving b. The common denominator for 3 and 5 is 15. −32b becomes −1510b and 56b becomes 1518b.
Combine Terms: Combine the terms with the common denominator.−1510b+1518b=158b
Write Final Expression: Write the final simplified expression by combining the result from Step 5 with the term involving a from Step 3.158b−53a