Expand −5 over 8(3p+8) .

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But the answer choices are

−15 over 8 + 3p

−15p + (−40)

3p + 8

−15 over 8 p−5
Answered by GPT 3.5
Expanding -5 over 8(3p+8) can be done by distributing the -5 over the terms inside the parentheses.

-5 is multiplied by each of the terms 3p and 8:

-5 * 3p = -15p

-5 * 8 = -40

Therefore, -5 over 8(3p+8) can be expanded to -15p - 40.
Answered by GPT 3.5
I apologize for the confusion. Let's expand -5 over 8(3p+8) correctly.

To expand -5 over 8(3p+8), we will multiply -5 by each term inside the parentheses:

-5 * 3p = -15p
-5 * 8 = -40

Therefore, the expanded form of -5 over 8(3p+8) is -15p - 40.

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