Question

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B) distributive property.

Explanation:

Consider the provided expression.

`3 \cdot (y-14)`

Now to simplify the expression use distributive property as shown:

Distributive property:

`a(b+c)=ab+ac`

Solve the provided expression as shown

`3 \cdot (y-14)`

`3y-42`

Hence, the property used to simplify the following expression is Distributive property.

Thus, the correct option is B) distributive property.

Answer 2

"Distributive property" is the one property among the following choices given in the question that is used to simplify the following expression. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B". I hope that this is the answer that has come to your desired help.