Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}4\cdot(1-9)-7k& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}4\cdot(-8)-7k \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-32-7k \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}-7k-32\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{1} \color{blue}{-9} = \color{blue}{-8} $$ |
② | $$ 4 \cdot -8 = -32 $$ |
③ | Combine like terms: $$ -7k-32 = -7k-32 $$ |