Question

Can you please help me simplify the expression?

Answer 1

-5h-2 is the correct answer.

Answer 2

-5h - 2

Explanation:

3h - 2(1+4h)

Let's first get rid of the ( ) by performing the multiplication:

3h - 2*1 + -2*4h = 3h - 2 - 8h

Now we can subtract 8h from 3h, and that's as simple as it gets:

3h - 2 - 8h = -5h - 2