Question

Help Use the distributive property to demonstrate that the product of 10 and -(1)/(5) is a negative number. Make sure to include all steps in your answer.

Answer 1

-2

Explanation:

We have to multiply 10 and
`(-(1))/((5))`

Here we have to distribute the negative sign.

Distributive property = -(a) = -a

Using the above property, we get
`(-(1))/((5))` =
`(-1)/(5)`

Now we have to multiply 10 and
`(-1)/(5)`

= 10 ×
`(-1)/(5)`

=
`(10 times -1)/(5)`

=
`(-10)/(5)`

Now we have to divide -10 by 5.

= -2