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Rewrite in simplest terms: -0.3(8b – 2c)+7c - 0.9(9c – 2b)

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The given expression is

-0.3(8b – 2c) +7c - 0.9(9c – 2b)

We would apply the distributive property as shown below

a(b + c) = a * b + a * c

The term outside the bracket is used to multiply the terms inside the bracket. Thus, we have

- 0.3 * 8b + - 0.3 * - 2c + 7c - 0.9 * 9c + - 0.9 * - 2b

= - 2.4b + 0.6c + 7c - 8.1c + 1.8b

The next step is to collect like terms. Thus, we have

- 2.4b + 1.8b + 0.6c + 7c - 8.1c

= - 0.6b - 0.5c

The simplified expression is

- 0.6b - 0.5c

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