Answer:
Answer: 40j - 16 = 40j + (-16) (Additive inverse property) = 40j + (-1)(16) (Distributive property) = 40j + (-1)(4)2 (FOIL - first, outer, inner, last) = (40j + (-1)4) + (-1)2 (Order of operations - parentheses first) = (40j - 4) + (-1)2 (Distributive property) = 36j - 2