Which is a simplified form of the expression -2b – 3(2b + 1)?

a. -b + 1

b. -5b + 1

c. -8b – 3

d. -8b – 1
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C

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to use the distributive property to expand this.

The property is:

a(b+c) = ab + ac

So, the part " -3(2b+1) " will becomes:

-3(2b+1) = (-3)(2b) + (-3)(1) = -6b - 3

So, the problem becomes:

-2b -3(2b+1) = -2b -6b -3

Now, we add like terms:

-2b - 6b - 3

(-2-6)b - 3

-8b - 3

This is the correct answer, answer choice C

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step-by-step explanation:

we cannot know this, because the other students could have handed out 10 flyers, or they could have handed out 100. one way, the mean would go up, and another way, the mean would go down.