Simplify −4(7b+3)+24b−8 .(1 point)

Question

Responses

−4b−20
negative 4 b minus 20

4b+20
4 b plus 20

−4b+20
negative 4 b plus 20

4b−20
4 b minus 20

Answer 1

To simplify −4(7b+3)+24b−8, we can multiply -4 by each term inside the parentheses first:

-4(7b+3) = -28b - 12

Now we can simplify the entire expression by combining like terms:

-28b - 12 + 24b - 8

Combining like terms gives us:

-4b - 20