To expand the expression -5/8(3p + 8), you need to distribute the term -5/8 to each term inside the parentheses:
-5/8 * 3p + (-5/8) * 8
For the first term:
-5/8 * 3p = (-5 * 3p) / 8
= -15p / 8
For the second term:
-5/8 * 8 = (-5 * 8) / 8
= -40 / 8
= -5 (since -40 divided by 8 equals -5)
Putting it all together:
-15p/8 - 5
So the expanded expression is:
-15p/8 - 5
Expand -5/8(3p+8)
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