1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\{[8x-5+(2x-3)]-[-4x+7-(x+2)]\}$$ and find the result.
2. **Rewrite the expression by removing brackets carefully:**
$$[8x - 5 + (2x - 3)] - [-4x + 7 - (x + 2)]$$
3. **Simplify inside the first bracket:**
$$8x - 5 + 2x - 3 = (8x + 2x) + (-5 - 3) = 10x - 8$$
4. **Simplify inside the second bracket:**
Inside the second bracket we have:
$$-4x + 7 - (x + 2) = -4x + 7 - x - 2 = (-4x - x) + (7 - 2) = -5x + 5$$
5. **Now the expression becomes:**
$$[10x - 8] - [-5x + 5]$$
6. **Remove the minus sign before the second bracket by distributing the minus:**
$$10x - 8 + 5x - 5$$
7. **Combine like terms:**
$$10x + 5x = 15x$$
$$-8 - 5 = -13$$
8. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\boxed{15x - 13}$$
**Explanation:**
We carefully removed brackets and distributed minus signs, then combined like terms to simplify the expression step-by-step.
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