Question

Simplify: 11(y-2)

A)11y-2
B)9y
C)y-9
D)11y-22
Please show work and explain why you did it the way you did

Answer 1

It would be D) 11y-22
It would be that because you would use the distributive property

11(y-2) Distribute the 11 to y and to 2
11y-22 To get the -22 by multiplying 11 and -2

Answer 2

The outside number 11 will be multiplied by EVERY term inside the parenthesis. This is called "distribution".

We have the outside number 11 multiplied by the first term y to get 11*y = 11y

Then we repeat the same steps but now for the other term -2 to get 11*(-2) = -22

So 11(y-2) will become 11y-22

Final Answer: choice D) 11y-22