How do you simplify -3z + 8(z + y) 5z?

1 Answer
Sep 4, 2015

=color(blue)(−3z+40 z^2 +40yz

Explanation:

−3z+color(blue)(8)(z+y)5z

−3z+color(blue)((8 * 5z))(z+y)

−3z+color(blue)((40z))(z+y)

Multiplying color(blue)(40z) with both terms within the bracket

−3z+color(blue)((40z)) * (z) +color(blue)((40z))*(y)

=color(blue)(−3z+40 z^2 +40yz