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Simplify the expression: -5(1 + 9b) Submit

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-5(1+9b)=-5-45b

Explanation


-5(1+9b)

distributive property*


a(b+c)=ab+ac

then

Step 1

apply distributive property


\begin{gathered} -5(1+9b)=(-5\cdot1)-(5\cdot9b) \\ -5(1+9b)=-5-45b \end{gathered}

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