Question

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.
-3(-6y +3w-2)

Answer 1

18y-9w+6

Explanation:

The distributive property tells that because the -3 is outside of the parentheses, we multiply all values inside the parentheses by -3.

So, -6y * -3 is 18y because two negatives cancel out, 3w * -3 equals -9w, and -2 * -3 is 6, again because two negatives cancel each other out.

We put this all together, the parentheses and -3 is removed, and the expression becomes 18y-9w+6.

Answer 2

18y-9w+6

Explanation:

-3*-6y=18y

-3*3w=-9w

-3-2=6

so, 18y-9w+6