Question

Which of the following expressions demonstrates the distributive property? 3 + 4 + 5 = 4 + 3 + 5 -2(5 + 7) = -2(7 + 5) 3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8) + 3(1) 6[(7)(-2)] = [(6)(7)](-2)

Answer 1

AWNSER

C, 3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8)

Explanation:

Answer 2

`3(-8+1)=3(-8)+3(1)`

Explanation:

In the above choice, the 3 is being multiplied – or distributed – to the values within the parentheses. Recall that the distributive property says:

`a(b+c)=ab+ac`