Question

The property demonstrated in the equation 2(5 - y) = 2(5) — 2(y) is:commutativedistributiveassociativeNeither side of the equation is equal to the other.

Answer 1

The distributive property states that the following equation is true:

a(b - c) = ab - ac

We have the equation:

2(5 - y) = 2(5) - 2(y)

We have applied the distributive property to multiply 2 by 5 and y separatel as shown in the equation, thus the answer is:

Distributive