Question

How do you simplify `1/4 (a^2 + 12b) - (3a + 6b)`?

Answer 1

`a^2/4 -3b-3a`

Explanation:

Given expression,

`1/4(a^2+12b)-(3a+6b)`

We get,

#1/4(a^2+12b)-(3a+6b) = a^2/4+color (blue) (3b)-3a-color (blue) (6b) = a^2/4 -3b-3a#