Question

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression to
-7.5(10-4q +6

Answer 1

To use the distributive property and write an equivalent expression to -7.5(10 - 4q + 6), we would distribute -7.5 to each term inside the parentheses.

Starting with the expression -7.5(10 - 4q + 6), we can distribute -7.5 as follows:

-7.5 * 10 + (-7.5) * (-4q) + (-7.5) * 6

This simplifies to:

-75 + 30q - 45

Combining like terms, we get:

30q - 120.5

Therefore, an equivalent expression to -7.5(10 - 4q + 6) is 30q - 120.5.