Question

Which property is used to simplify the following expression? 3x (y-14) A. commutative property B. distributive property C. associative property D. inverse property

Answer 1

B. Distributive property.

Explanation:

The expression is simplified by expanding it using the distributive property which says for any real numbers
`a,b,` and
`c`

`c(a+b)=ca+cb`

and upon simplification the expression becomes:

`3x(y-14)=3xy-42x`