Respuesta :

Distribute the summation over the sum.

[tex]\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{101} (-5a_i - 12b_i) = -5 \sum_{i=1}^{101} a_i - 12 \sum_{i=1}^{101} b_i[/tex]

Now plug in the known sums and simplify.

[tex]\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{101} (-5a_i - 12b_i) = -5(-12) - 12(-19) = \boxed{288}[/tex]