Question Simplify the expression −48b+24 Evaluate −3(2b−1)×8Multiply the terms −24(2b−1)Apply the distributive property −24×2b−(−24×1)Multiply the numbers −48b−(−24×1)Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same −48b−(−24)Solution −48b+24 Show Solution Find the roots b=21Alternative Form b=0.5 Evaluate −3(2b−1)×8To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 −3(2b−1)×8=0Multiply the terms −24(2b−1)=0Change the sign 24(2b−1)=0Rewrite the expression 2b−1=0Move the constant to the right side 2b=0+1Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression 2b=1Divide both sides 22b=21Solution b=21Alternative Form b=0.5 Show Solution