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Apply the appropriate property to simplify the expression.$$-8(4-p)$$
Step 1
The distributive property states that $a(b+c) = ab + ac$. In this case, $a$ is $-8$, $b$ is $4$, and $c$ is $-p$. So we have: $$-8(4-p) = -8*4 + -8*(-p)$$ Show more…
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