Simplify 8-7(8-4x)

$8 - 7 (8 - 4 x)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$8 - 7 \cdot 8 - 7 (- 4 x)$

Multiply $- 7$ by $8$ .

$8 - 56 - 7 (- 4 x)$

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 7$ .

$8 - 56 + 28 x$

$8 - 56 + 28 x$

Step 2

Subtract $56$ from $8$ .

$- 48 + 28 x$

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