Answer:
Option C.
[tex]-a^{2}-a+12[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Distributive multiply
[tex]-a*(a+4)+3*(a+4)[/tex]
2. Distributive multiply
[tex]-a*a-a*4+3*(a+4)[/tex]
3. Multiply terms to exponential form
[tex](-1) *a^{2}-a*4+3*(a+4)[/tex]
4. Multiply constants
[tex]-a^{2}-4*a+3*(a+4)[/tex]
5. Distributive multiply
[tex]-a^{2}-4a+(3*a+3*4)[/tex]
6. Multiply constants
[tex]-a^{2}-4a+(3a+12)[/tex]
7. Reorder terms
[tex]-a^{2} -4a+(12+3a)[/tex]
8. Add terms
[tex]-a^{2}-a+12[/tex]
