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Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation. -4(x 3) = -4x - 12 a. associative property of multiplication b. associative property of addition c. distributive p…

Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation. -4(x 3) = -4x - 12 a. associative property of multiplication b. associative property of addition c. distributive p…
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Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation. -4(x 3) = -4x - 12

a. associative property of multiplication
b. associative property of addition
c. distributive property
d. commutative property of addition

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The answer is c. distributive property
The -4 on the outside of the parenthesis is multiplied through the parenthesis giving you -4(x + 3) = -4x + 12
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