Simplify -20b8 + 2b8 (enter the original expression if it cannot be simplified)

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Abdulla Khan · Answer 1 · 2020-07-02T10:20:43+0000

Assignment:
$\bold{Simplify \ Expression: \ -20b\cdot \:8+2b\cdot \:8}$

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Answer:
$\boxed{\bold{-144b}}$

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Explanation:
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[ Step One ] Multiply Numbers

$\bold{20\cdot \:8=160}$

[ Step Two ] Rewrite Equation

$\bold{-160b+2\cdot \:8b}$

[ Step Three ] Multiply Numbers

$\bold{2\cdot \:8=16}$

[ Step Four ] Rewrite Equation

$\bold{-160b+16b}$

[ Step Five ] Combine Similar Elements

$\bold{-160b+16b=-144b}$

[ Step Six ] Simplify

$\bold{-144b}$

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$\bold{\rightarrow Mordancy \leftarrow}$