Question

Use the distributive property. 4(5x + 3y - 7) = ?x + ?y + ?

Answer 1

20x + 12y - 28

Explanation:

given

4(5x + 3y - 7 )

the distributive property means that each term inside the parenthesis is multiplied by the 4 outside the parenthesis.

= 4(5x) + 4(3y) - 4(7)

= 20x + 12y - 28