Apply the distributive property. 4 p ⋅ p + 4 p ( − 7 q ) 4 p ⋅ p + 4 p ( - 7 q ) Multiply p p by p p by adding the exponents. Tap for more steps... 4 p 2 + 4 p ( − 7 q ) 4 p 2 + 4 p ( - 7 q ) Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication. 4 p 2 + 4 ⋅ − 7 ( p q ) 4 p 2 + 4 ⋅ - 7 ( p q ) Multiply 4 4 by − 7 - 7 . 4 p 2 − 28 p q