SOLUTION: How to do foil when there's a number in front of the parentheses: 5(y-8)(7y-1)

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Question 954520: How to do foil when there's a number in front of the parentheses: 5(y-8)(7y-1)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%28y-8%29%287y-1%29.........you can first multiply 5%28y-8%29 then product multiply by %287y-1%29
%285y-40%29%287y-1%29
7y%2A5y-1%2A5y-40%2A7y-40%2A%28-1%29
35y%5E2-5y-280y%2B40
35y%5E2-285y%2B40

or, you can multiply %28y-8%29%287y-1%29 first, then product multiply by 5
5%287y%2Ay-1%2Ay-8%2A7y-8%2A%28-1%29%29
5%287y%5E2-1y-56y%2B8%29
5%287y%5E2-57y%2B8%29
35y%5E2-285y%2B40