Numerically, if the question looks like this:-
-(3a + 7b) - 8a - 4b + 2
Then the answer is this:-
-3a - 7b - 8a - 4b + 2
= -11a -11b + 2
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7a minus 2, if "3a-2" means 3a minus 2. 3a plus 1 and 1-3rd in parenthesis times 3a, if "3a-2" means 3a squared. a plus 3a squared plus 3a = 1-3rd times 3a plus 3a times 3a plus 1 times 3a = 3a plus 1 and 1-3rd in parenthesis times 3a
a + 17
-1a
a < -12
When simplified it is: 2a+8b+4