The expression \( a \cdot (b - m + n) \) represents the product of \( a \) and the quantity \( (b - m + n) \).
To simplify or manipulate this expression, you can distribute \( a \) to each term inside the parentheses:
\[ a \cdot (b - m + n) = a \cdot b - a \cdot m + a \cdot n \]
This can be written as:
\[ ab - am + an \]
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