Answer:
[tex]ab-8a[/tex]
Explanation:
Given the following question:
[tex]a(b-8)[/tex]
To apply the distributive property to an expression we have to multiply all terms within the paratheses by the terms outside the paratheses.
[tex]a(b-8)[/tex]
[tex]a\timesb=ab[/tex]
[tex]8\times a=8a[/tex]
[tex]ab-8a[/tex]
Your answer is "ab - 8a."
Hope this helps.
