Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided.
a) Simplify the expression and explain each step. (2 points)
4(3x + 2) - 2
b) Factor the expression completely. (1 point)
20b - 16
pls help
4(3x + 2) - 2
= 12x + 8 - 2
= 12x + 6 , not much to explain, I'm simply using the distributive property
20b - 16
clearly 4 divides evenly into both, so ...
= 4(5b - 4)
use the distributive property to show my answer is correct