Evaluate the expression when a =3 and x = - 5-8a + x

We have an expression:[tex]-8a+x[/tex]We have to evaluate it when a = 3 and x = -5. To do that we replace a and x by its values and calculate:[tex]\begin{gathered} -8(3)+(-5) \\ -24-5 \\ -29 \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer: the expression value is -29