What is the product of 3a(8a-6b)?

1 Answer
May 2, 2018

24a218ab

Explanation:

To simplify this, we need to use the Distributive Property of Multiplication. Basically, we need to multiply the outside term by the individual terms inside the parentheses, then combine the products:

3a8a=3a8a=38aa=24a2
3a-6b=3a-6b=3-6ab=-18ab