How do you simplify $6 (- 8 a)$ $6(-8a)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-16T13:58:12

See the entire simplification process below:

Rewrite this expression as:

$(6 \times - 8) a$ $(6 xx -8)a$

We can now multiple the numbers to give:

$- 48 a$ $-48a$

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