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Use the distributive property to solve 1/5 (10-25)

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a(b-c) = ab - ac


1/5(10-25)

= 1/5(10) - 1/5(25)

= 2 - 5

= -3

User Pyt
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The answer is -3. 10-25 is -15. -15 divided by 5 is -3.



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