Question 182452
I have a question on this problem
3(x-8)(2x^2+5x-4) after the 2x is suppose to be a exponent of 2

When doing this problem do I distribute the 3 through both sets of () and get the answer of 6x^3-33x^2-132x+96 
or just the first set and then distribute the (x-8) through the 2nd set of()
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If I understand your question, the order of multiplying, or "distributing", doesn't matter.  A*B*C = C*A*B, or any order.
Any way you do it, you get the same result.