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Samuel correctly determines the product by applying the distributive property. What is Samuel's answer?

Samuel correctly determines the product by applying the distributive property. What-example-1

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Answer: -75

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User Nisa
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The answer is -75.
1. Convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction. 6 x 4 is 24+1=25 and you keep the denominator. Thus it would be -12 x 25/4.
2. Cancel out the common factor. 12 and 4 are both divisible by 4. -12 divided by 4 is -3, and the four would cancel out.
3. We are left with -3 x 25 which would be -75, because a negative integer multiplied by a positive integer is negative.
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