Simplify $\frac{3}{4} (2 x - 8)$ $3/4(2x-8)$ using distributive property of numbers?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-08T06:13:25

$\frac{3}{2} x - 6$ $3/2x-6$

Using distributive property of Rational numbers

$\frac{3}{4} (2 x - 8)$ $3/4(2x-8)$

= $\frac{3}{4} \times 2 x - \frac{3}{4} \times 8$ $3/4xx2x-3/4xx8$

= $3/cancel4^2xxcancel2^1x-3/cancel4^1xxcancel8^2$

= $3/2x-6$

Simplify 3/4(2x-8)34(2x−8)3/4(2x-8) using distributive property of numbers?