Question

Which property is shown in the problem below?

Negative 8 (x minus 3 y minus 9) = negative 8 x + 24 y + 72

Answer 1

Explanation:

-8 (x - 3y - 9) = distribute the -8 through the parenthesis

-8(x) - 8(-3y) - 8(-9) =

-8x + 24y + 72

this is the distributive property....u are distributing the -8 through the parenthesis...what that means is ur multiplying -8 by everything in the parenthesis....you do this to remove the parenthesis