The expression you've provided is $-(3v - 8)$.

To simplify, distribute the negative sign across the terms inside the parentheses:

$-(3v - 8) = -3v + 8$

So, the simplified form is:

$-3v + 8$

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Tip: When distributing a negative sign across an expression in parentheses, it changes the sign of each term inside the parentheses.