Question

An expression is given: x(-1.8-6y) Use the distributive property to expand the expression.

Answer 1

-1.8x-6xy

Explanation:

The distributive property is one of the properties of real numbers

Mathematically, we can have it expressed as follows;

a •(b+ c) = a•b + a•c

Thus, applying this to the problem at hand, we have;

x(-1.8-6y) = x •(-1.8) - x•(6y)

Opening the brackets we have;

-1.8x-6xy