HELP MEEE!!!!! How do I use the distributive property to remove the parentheses? -3 ( - 3 v + 4 y - 2 )

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HELP MEEE!!!!!

How do I use the distributive property to remove the parentheses?

-3 ( - 3 v + 4 y - 2 )

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You multiply the number on the outside to the numbers inside the parentheses.
9v-12y+6

Xxxo answered Feb 16, 2017

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-3 (-3v + 4y -2)
-3*-3v = 9v
-3*4y = -12y
-3*-2 = 6

9v - 12y + 6 is the final answer. :)

Crackmigg answered Feb 20, 2017

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