Simplify -5(8-b)

$- 5 (8 - b)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$- 5 \cdot 8 - 5 (- b)$

Step 2

Multiply.

Multiply $- 5$ by $8$ .

$- 40 - 5 (- b)$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 5$ .

$- 40 + 5 b$

$- 40 + 5 b$

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