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Cammy wrote the expression 8a + 6(b - 2a). Fred wrote an expression equivalent to Cammy. Which expression could Fred have written?

 

6 b - 4 a
20 a + 6 b
20 a - 6 b
4 a + 6 b
 Dec 15, 2014

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Use the distributive property:

8a + 6(b - 2a)

=  8a + 6(b) - 6(2a)

=  8a + 6b - 12a

=                                        <---   Finish this to get the answer!

 Dec 15, 2014
 #1
avatar+23254 
+5
Best Answer

Use the distributive property:

8a + 6(b - 2a)

=  8a + 6(b) - 6(2a)

=  8a + 6b - 12a

=                                        <---   Finish this to get the answer!

geno3141 Dec 15, 2014

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