Question

How do you simplify `-3p ( - 7q + 8p )`?

Answer 1

`= +21pq -24p^2`

Explanation:

You need to remove the brackets by multiplying `-3p` by both terms inside the bracket. This is the distributive law.

`-3p(-7q+8p)`

`=(-3pxx -7q) +(-3p xx 8p)`

`= +21pq -24p^2`