Question

The first several steps of evaluating (−2)(34) are shown, including the distributive property.

(−2)(64)=(−2)(34)=(−2)(3)+(−2)(3)=(−6)+(9)

What is (−2)(34)?

a) -72

b) -15

c) 15

d) 72

Answer 1

To evaluate (-2)(34), you need to use the distributive property. The result is -68.

Step-by-step explanation:

To evaluate (-2)(34), we use the distributive property. We multiply -2 by each digit in 34 separately and then add the products together. So, (-2)(34) = (-2)(30 + 4) = (-2)(30) + (-2)(4) = -60 + (-8) = -68.