Answer
$18x-40$
Work Step by Step
Distribute $8$ to find:
$=24x-40-6x$
Rearrange and group like terms, and then simplify using the distributive property to find:
$=(24x-6x)-40
\\=(24-6)x-40
\\=18x-40$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 28: 123
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