• Choice B

    Simplify each radical:

    424=44⋅6=4⋅26=864\sqrt{24} = 4\sqrt{4 \cdot 6} = 4 \cdot 2\sqrt{6} = 8\sqrt{6}

    554=59⋅6=5⋅36=1565\sqrt{54} = 5\sqrt{9 \cdot 6} = 5 \cdot 3\sqrt{6} = 15\sqrt{6}

    Subtract:

    86−156=−768\sqrt{6} - 15\sqrt{6} = -7\sqrt{6}

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