Question

How do you simplify `8(-b-4)`?

Answer 1

`-8b-32`

Explanation:

Each term in the bracket is multiplied by the 8. This is called the `color(blue)"distributive law"`

`rArrcolor(red)(8)(-b-4)`

`=(color(red)(8)xx-b)+(color(red)(8)xx-4)`

`=-8b+(-32)=-8b-32`