How do you use the distributive property to simplify $4(2a -3b)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T09:48:27

$8a - 12b$

$color(red)4(color(blue)(2a) - color(green)(3b))$

$= color(red)4 xx (color(blue)(2a) - color(green)(3b))$

$= color(red)4 xx color(blue)(2a) - color(red)4 xx color(green)(3b)$

$=8a - 12b$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-27T10:28:21

$8a-12b$

$"multiply each term in the parenthesis by the 4"$

$rArrcolor(red)(4)(2a-3b)$

$=(color(red)(4)xx2a)+(color(red)(4)xx-3b)$

$=8a+(-12b)=8a-12b$

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