Question

34) Apply the distributive property to simplify the expression. 5(3x − 7) A) 15x + 35 B) 15x − 35 C) −15x + 35 D) −15x − 35

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

If you want to multiply a parenthesis by a number, you simply distribute the number to all the terms in the parenthesis.

Explanation:

Answer 2

B.
`15x-35`

Explanation:

We are asked to simplify the expression
`5(3x-7)` using distributive property.

Distributive property states that we can multiply a quantity to sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products as:

`a(b+c)=a\cdot b+a\cdot c`

Using distributive property, we will multiply 5 by
`3x` and
`-7` as:

`5\cdot 3x-5\cdot 7`

`15x-35`

Therefore, the simplified form of the given expression would be
`15x-35` and option B is the correct choice.