Answer
$$-4(w+2)=-4w-8$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}-4(w+2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-(4w+8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4w-8\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{4} $ by $ \left( w+2\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{4} \cdot \left( w+2\right) = 4w+8 $$ |
| ② | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left(4w+8 \right) = -4w-8 $$ |
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