
### Instruction: help me answer this question Simplify the expression: 4(x - 3) + 5, think step by step
### Assistant: To simplify the expression, we distribute the 4 to both terms inside the parentheses, which gives us 4x - 12 + 5. Then, we combine like terms to get 4x - 7. , The answer is The simplified expression is 4x - 7.
