text: I assume you mean:\n-3(x+1) + 5(x-2)\n\nJust distribute the numbers through:\n-3x - 3 + 5x - 10\n\nNow combine like terms:\n(-3x + 5x) + (-3 + -10)\n\nSimplify:\n2x - 13\n\nThere's your simplified expression.