Question

Use the distributive property to evaluate the expression (12-4)(-5)

Answer 1

The given expression is

(12 - 4)(- 5)

By applying the distributive property, we would multiply each term inside the parentheses by the term outside it. It becomes

- 5 * 12 + (- 5 * - 4)

= - 60 + 20

= - 40