Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor of 12+20

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A)a square brown tarp has a square green patch green in the corner the side length of the tarp is (x + 8) and the side length of the patch is x what is the area of the brown part of the tarpb)a square red placemat has a gold square in the corner the side length of the gold square is (x - 2) inches with the width of the red region is 4 in what is the area of the red part of the placemat

20 points plus brainliest andwer plus my hover hoard im v desperate ! evaluate the polynomial for x=-2 in the equation -3x^3+7x^2-7x-1 (simplify your answer)