Please help its my test tomorrow and I am gonna fail. I will give medal too

Question

anonymous · Answer

what do you need help with?

anonymous · Answer

28bx12bc

anonymous · Answer

do you mean 28b times 12bc or just 12bx12bc

anonymous · Answer

and what are you trying to do? simplify?

anonymous · Answer

in simple words- 28 times b times 12 times b times c

anonymous · Answer

ok, are you trying to simplify?

anonymous · Answer

yep

anonymous · Answer

please tell me answer

anonymous · Answer

ok. since its only multiplication, you could put the variables/numbers in any order you want. so lets rearrange them so numbers match up with numbers, and any of the same variables match up

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

28
b
12
b
c

lets make it 
28*12
b*b
c

anonymous · Answer

do you get what i did?

anonymous · Answer

so then its
(28*12)(b*b)(c)

anonymous · Answer

so just replace the answer to 28*12 in the first set of parenthesis, and then replace the second set of parenthesis with the simplified version of b*b