Question

1. which expression is equivalent to (-2)(a+6) A) -2a + 6 B) 2a +12 C) -2a - 12 D) -2a + 12

Answer 1

The equivalent expression for (-2)(a+6) is found by using the distributive property, resulting in the correct answer C) -2a - 12.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked which expression is equivalent to (-2)(a+6). To find the equivalent expression, we need to use the distributive property, which states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. In this case, we'll multiply -2 by a and then -2 by 6.

• Multiplying -2 by a gives us -2a.
• Multiplying -2 by 6 gives us -12.

Combining these, the expression (-2)(a+6) becomes -2a - 12, meaning the correct answer is C) -2a - 12.

Answer 2

The answer is option C.
the given expression is -2(a +6) when we solve this:
multiply -2 with a and then with 6, we get
-2a + (-2)6
=-2a-12
So c is the correct option.