What answer is equivalent to - 4 (b + 2) - 36?

-4 (b + 11)

Step-by-step explanation:

-4 (b + 2) - 36 (multiply - 4 into parentheses via distributive property)

= b (-4) + 2 (-4) - 36

= - 4b - 8 - 36

= - 4b - 44 (this could be an answer, but we can still simplify further by factoring out - 4)

= - 4 (b + 11)

- 4 b - 44