Simplify 8b(6b-2)

$8 b (6 b - 2)$

Step 1

Simplify by multiplying through.

Apply the distributive property.

$8 b (6 b) + 8 b \cdot - 2$

Simplify the expression.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$8 \cdot 6 b \cdot b + 8 b \cdot - 2$

Multiply $- 2$ by $8$ .

$8 \cdot 6 b \cdot b - 16 b$

Step 2

Simplify each term.

Multiply $b$ by $b$ by adding the exponents.

Move $b$ .

$8 \cdot 6 (b \cdot b) - 16 b$

Multiply $b$ by $b$ .

$8 \cdot 6 b^{2} - 16 b$

Multiply $8$ by $6$ .

$48 b^{2} - 16 b$