5(5-x) use the distributive property in expanded form

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SebDieBln · Answer 1 · 2019-05-01T02:43:19+0000

Answer: 25-5x

Step-by-step explanation: To get rid of the parentheses you must multiply or distribute the 5 to everything inside the parentheses.

Multiply 5*5 to get 25

Multiply 5 *x to get 5x.

And finally we and up with the expression

25-5x.

Hope this helps!