How do you use the distributive property to simplify $4 (2 a - 3 b)$ $4(2a -3b)$ ?

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How do you use the distributive property to simplify $4 (2 a - 3 b)$ $4(2a -3b)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T09:48:27

$8 a - 12 b$ $8a - 12b$

Explanation:

$4 (2 a - 3 b)$ $color(red)4(color(blue)(2a) - color(green)(3b))$

$= 4 \times (2 a - 3 b)$ $= color(red)4 xx (color(blue)(2a) - color(green)(3b))$

$= 4 \times 2 a - 4 \times 3 b$ $= color(red)4 xx color(blue)(2a) - color(red)4 xx color(green)(3b)$

$= 8 a - 12 b$ $=8a - 12b$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-27T10:28:21

$8 a - 12 b$ $8a-12b$

Explanation:

$multiply each term in the parenthesis by the 4$ $"multiply each term in the parenthesis by the 4"$

$\Rightarrow 4 (2 a - 3 b)$ $rArrcolor(red)(4)(2a-3b)$

$= (4 \times 2 a) + (4 \times - 3 b)$ $=(color(red)(4)xx2a)+(color(red)(4)xx-3b)$

$= 8 a + (- 12 b) = 8 a - 12 b$ $=8a+(-12b)=8a-12b$

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