(3b + 2/3)(6b - 1/3) Use FOIL: (3b)(6b) - (3b)(1/3) + (2/3)(6b) - (2/3)(1/3) ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 18b2 - b + 4b - 2/9 18b2 + 3b - 2/9 4xy3(2x-y)(3x+y) Use FOIL on the two parenthetical expressions 4xy3(6x2+2xy-3yx-y2) Combine like terms, realizing that xy and yx are the same 4xy3(6x2-xy-y2) Use distributive principle: 24x3y3 - 4x2y4 - 4xy5 Edwin AnlytcPhil@aol.com