text: # How do you simplify -5(8 - b)?
  
  Jun 30, 2018
  
  $- 40 + 5 b$
  
  #### Explanation:
  
  $- 5 \left(8 - b\right)$
  
  Use the distributive property (shown below) to simplify this:
  
  Following this image, we know that:
  $\textcolor{b l u e}{- 5 \left(8 - b\right) = \left(- 5 \cdot 8\right) + \left(- 5 \cdot - b\right) = - 40 + 5 b}$
  
  Hope this helps!
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distilabel_metadata.content: # How do you simplify -5(8 - b)?
  
  Jun 30, 2018
  
  $- 40 + 5 b$
  
  #### Explanation:
  
  $- 5 \left(8 - b\right)$
  
  Use the distributive property (shown below) to simplify this:
  
  Following this image, we know that:
  $\textcolor{b l u e}{- 5 \left(8 - b\right) = \left(- 5 \cdot 8\right) + \left(- 5 \cdot - b\right) = - 40 + 5 b}$
  
  Hope this helps!
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distilabel_metadata.raw_output_q_a_detector_0: The document contains a math question and its corresponding answer. The question asks how to simplify the expression -5(8 - b), and the answer provided is -40 + 5b, along with an explanation of the steps using the distributive property.
  
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