How to simplify 8(5x - 3y)

Use distributive property
(8 * 5x) - (8 * 3y)
Solution: 40x - 24y

1. 0.3 •4 is the same as 4 groups of 0.32. 7•0.8 is the same as 7 groups of 0.83. it increases by 0.5 every time, so 0.5x4 it increases by 0.9 every time, so 0.9x5. 0.9•12=10.86. 0.47•5=2.35i can finish the next ones in a separate post