Question

3b^5(4b^2-5)

Answer 1

what's the question asking you to do with this? simplify? solve?

Answer 2

use the distributive property to remove parenthesis

Answer 3

OK, do you know how to use the distributive property? or what it is? :)

Answer 4

Yes but idk what to do with the 5

Answer 5

Ah, I see. That is a bit tricky. Let's see what we can do. :)

Answer 6

So, just to make sure we know the same thing, the distributive property states that you multiply the insides by the outside and sum the result.

Answer 7

So, we have \[3b^5(4b^2 - 5) = 3b^5*4b^2 - 3b^5*5\]

Answer 8

does that make sense? any confusion there? :)

Answer 9

we still have a few steps left... :)

Answer 10

12b^7-15b^5? is the answer? im on a timed test right now

Answer 11

yes you did it!