### Instruction: Simplify $(5x+3) - 2(2x-4)$.### Response: I need to simplify this expression by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
First, I distribute the -2 to the terms inside the parentheses: $(5x+3) - 2(2x-4) = (5x+3) - 4x + 8$.
Then, I combine the terms that have the same variable, $x$: $(5x+3) - 4x + 8 = x + 3 + 8$.
Finally, I combine the constant terms: $x + 3 + 8 = x + 11$.