Question

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

Answer 1

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

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

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Explanation: $\downarrow\downarrow\downarrow$

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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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$\bold{\rightarrow Mordancy \leftarrow}$