Answer
$32$
Work Step by Step
Use distributive property to eliminate parentheses:
$-8(a) - 8(-3b) + 2(-a) + 2(4b) + 2(1)$
Multiply:
$-8a + 24b - 2a + 8b + 2$
Group like terms:
$(-8a - 2a) + (24b + 8b) + 2$
Combine like terms:
$-10a + 32b + 2$
The coefficient for the $b$ term is $32$.
