Simplify -20b8 + 2b8 (enter the original expression if it cannot be simplified)

Assignment: [tex]\bold{Simplify \ Expression: \ -20b\cdot \:8+2b\cdot \:8}[/tex]<><><><><><><>Answer: [tex]\boxed{\bold{-144b}}[/tex]<><><><><><><>Explanation: [tex]\downarrow\downarrow\downarrow[/tex]<><><><><><><>[ Step One ] Multiply Numbers[tex]\bold{20\cdot \:8=160}[/tex][ Step Two ] Rewrite Equation[tex]\bold{-160b+2\cdot \:8b}[/tex][ Step Three ] Multiply Numbers[tex]\bold{2\cdot \:8=16}[/tex][ Step Four ] Rewrite Equation[tex]\bold{-160b+16b}[/tex][ Step Five ] Combine Similar Elements[tex]\bold{-160b+16b=-144b}[/tex][ Step Six ] Simplify[tex]\bold{-144b}[/tex]<><><><><><><>[tex]\bold{\rightarrow Mordancy \leftarrow}[/tex]