Question

Which of the following choices shows the proper use of the distributive property?

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-2(6x - y) = -12x + 2y
-2(6x - y) = 12x + 2y
-2(6x - y) = 12x - 2y
-2(6x - y) = -12x - 2y
What’s the answer

Answer 1

`-2(6x - y) = -12x +2y`

Explanation:

Required

Which shows distributive property

Distributive property states that:

`a(b + c) = a * b + a * c`

So, the solution to -2(6x - y) is:

`-2(6x - y)`

Open bracket

`-2(6x - y) = -2 * 6x -2 *-y`

`-2(6x - y) = -12x +2y`

(a) is true