Question

What’s the product of (23-8c) - (5c-1)

Answer 1

`40c^(2)` -123c + 23

Explanation:

1. First you need to distribute the negative sign to the second binomial

(23 - 8c) - (5c - 1)

(23 - 8c) (-5c + 1)

2. Distribute each term in the first binomial to each term in the second binomial, FOIL (first, outer, inner, last)

(23 - 8c) (-5c + 1)

-115c + 23 +
`40c^(2)` -8c

3. Combine the like terms

-115c + 23 +
`40c^(2)` -8c

`40c^(2)` -123c + 23

hope this helps!