To evaluate f(x) at x = -4 we substiitute x in the equation with -4. Doing this gives
[tex]f(-4)=2|5(-4)+7|-1[/tex][tex]f(-4)=2|-20+7|-1[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} f(-4)=2|-13|-1 \\ f(-4)=2\cdot13-1 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]f(-4)=25[/tex]which is our answer!