Simplify the following expression. $$- 4 ( 4 a - 4 )$$
A) $- 4 a + 16$
B) $- 16 a - 4$
C) $- 16 a + 16$
D) $- 16 a - 16$
E) $16 a + 16$

Name: Simplify the following expression. \[- 4 ( 4 a - 4 )\] A) $- 4 a + 16$ B) $- 16 a - 4$ C) $- 16 a + 16$ D) $- 16 a - 16$ E) $16 a + 16$
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Using the distributive property, we can simplify the expression as $$-4(4a) + 4(4)$$ which simplifies further to $$-16a + 16$$. Therefore, the answer is choice C.

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