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What answer is equivalent to -4(b + 2) - 36?

User SRMR
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Answer:

-4(b + 11)

Explanation:

-4(b + 2) - 36 (multiply -4 into parentheses via distributive property)

= b(-4) + 2(-4) - 36

= -4b -8 - 36

= -4b - 44 (this could be an answer, but we can still simplify further by factoring out -4)

= -4(b + 11)

User Xbb
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Answer:

− 4 b − 44

Explanation:

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