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-4(-8x-8) im using the disturbutive property

my answer: 32x--32 is that correct or is it 32x+-32
or is it something else?

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You're almost entirely correct: the correct answer is 32x + 32. The product of two negatives (in this case, -4 and -8) is a positive.
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Yes you are right, but just make sure that it's not 32x--32. You can't have two subtraction symbols. Two negatives becomes a positive, so it would be 32x+32
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