Question

Expand 3/8(−8−3y)
.(1 point)

Answer 1

To expand the expression \( \frac{3}{8}(-8 - 3y) \), you distribute \( \frac{3}{8} \) to both terms inside the parentheses.

1. Distributing \( \frac{3}{8} \) to \(-8\):
\[
\frac{3}{8} \times -8 = -\frac{24}{8} = -3
\]

2. Distributing \( \frac{3}{8} \) to \(-3y\):
\[
\frac{3}{8} \times -3y = -\frac{9y}{8}
\]

Combining both results, the expanded expression is:
\[
-3 - \frac{9y}{8}
\]

So, the expansion of \( \frac{3}{8}(-8 - 3y) \) results in:
\[
-3 - \frac{9y}{8}
\]