Which is a simplified form of the expression - 2b - 3 (2b + 1) ?

A. - b + 1

B. - 5b + 1

C. - 8b - 3

D. - 8b - 1

i will give brinliest

C

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to use the distributive property to expand this.

The property is:

a (b+c) = ab + ac

So, the part " - 3 (2b+1) " will becomes:

-3 (2b+1) = (-3) (2b) + (-3) (1) = - 6b - 3

So, the problem becomes:

-2b - 3 (2b+1) = - 2b - 6b - 3

Now, we add like terms:

-2b - 6b - 3

(-2-6) b - 3

-8b - 3

This is the correct answer, answer choice C