I need help solving this math problem. -7 (9p+7)= - 7(9p + 7) =

Question

I need help solving this math problem. -7 (9p+7)=

`- 7(9p + 7) =`

Answer 1

The distributive property tells you that you can multiply the outside factor by each of the terms inside parentheses, then eliminate the parentheses.

... = -7(9p) + (-7)(7)

... = -63p -49