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Which expression shows the result of applying the distributive property to 3(15x−17) ?3/5x−3/7−3/5x−3/73/5x+3/7−3/5x+3/7
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Which expression shows the result of applying the distributive property to 3(15x−17) ?3/5x−3/7−3/5x−3/73/5x+3/7−3/5x+3/7

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If the problem is 3(15x - 17), none of those expressions are correct. You would multiple the 3 to each term (hence the "distributive" part) to get 45x - 51. 
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