Question

Which of the following statements correctly uses the distributive property?

-2(15 - 3) = -2(15) + (-2)(3)
0719- 8) = 7(9) - 8
91-7 + 6) = 9(-7) + 9(6)
-3(12 + 5) = -3(12) - (-3)(5)

Answer 1

-3(12+5) = -3(12)-(-3)(5)

Explanation:

the distributive property is distributing the -3 to each number