Answer: The required simplified expression is -2c.
Step-by-step explanation: We are given to simplify the following expression :
[tex]E=\dfrac{1}{8}(-8c+16)-\dfrac{1}{3}(6+3c)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)[/tex]
We will be using the following distributive property :
[tex]a(b+c)=ab+ac.[/tex]
From expression (i), we get
[tex]E\\\\\\=\dfrac{1}{8}(-8c+16)-\dfrac{1}{3}(6+3c)\\\\\\=\dfrac{1}{8}\times(-8c)+\dfrac{1}{8}\times16-\dfrac{1}{3}\times6-\dfrac{1}{3}\times3c\\\\=-c+2-2-c\\\\=-2c.[/tex]
Thus, the required simplified expression is -2c.
