SOLUTION: hi, I am struggling with a maths question, I need to remove the brackets in these sums but I don't know how to do it. 6(4x-y) 3(5a-6b) 8x(x-4) 7x(a+4b)

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Question 865490: hi, I am struggling with a maths question, I need to remove the brackets in these sums but I don't know how to do it.
6(4x-y)
3(5a-6b)
8x(x-4)
7x(a+4b)

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To remove the brackets, we must multiply by the term NOT in brackets
6(4x-y) = 24x - 6y
3(5a-6b) = 15a - 18b
8x(x-4) = 8x^2 - 32x
7x(a+4b) = 7xa + 28xb