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:
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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}`