Question Simplify the expression 48b−24 Evaluate 3(2b−1)×8Multiply the terms 24(2b−1)Apply the distributive property 24×2b−24×1Multiply the numbers 48b−24×1Solution 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)=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