-7x³ times 8x²

Question

Simplify

Answer 1

To simplify the expression -7x³ times 8x², you multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

The coefficient is -7 times 8, which equals -56.
The variable x has an exponent of 3 in the first term and an exponent of 2 in the second term.

So the simplified expression is -56x^(3+2), which can be further simplified as -56x^5.