Question

Eight times X -2 equals 8X -16 is it cumulative for addition associative for addition distributive associative for multiplication

Answer 1

Distributive property

Explanation:

Required

What does
`8 * (x - 2) = 8x-16` represents?

`8 * (x - 2) = 8x-16`

In mathematical properties;

`a * (b \± c) = a*b \± a * c`

`a * (b \± c) = ab \± ac`

In this case:

`a = 8`

`b = x`

`c = -2`

This gives:

`8 * (x - 2) = 8*x-8*2`

`8 * (x - 2) = 8x-16`

The above is an illustration of the distributive property