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Chapter 3: Problem 71

Apply the distributive property. $$(3 x+8)(-2)$$

Short Answer

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-6x - 16

Step by step solution

01

Identify the terms

Identify the terms in the expression that will be affected by the distributive property. In this case, the terms are 3x and 8, which are added together and then multiplied by -2.
02

Apply the distributive property

Apply the distributive property by multiplying each term inside the parentheses by -2. This gives -2 * 3x + -2 * 8.
03

Perform the multiplications

Perform the multiplications which yields -6x and -16.

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