Final answer:
To solve -2(8-b), you apply the distributive property to multiply -2 by the terms inside the parentheses, resulting in -16 + 2b.
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression -2(8-b) is a mathematical operation involving multiplication and the distributive property.
To solve for this expression, you multiply -2 by each term inside the parentheses.
This gives us: -2 * 8 - (-2) * b.
Simplifying further, we have: -16 + 2b.
So, -2(8 - b) is equal to -16 + 2b.
Note: The distributive property allows you to multiply the -2 across both terms 8 and -b, thus changing the sign of each term as you do so.
So you start with -2 times 8 to get -16, and then -2 times -b to get +2b (because a negative times a negative results in a positive).