Question

The distributive property of multiplication justifies which of the following statements? A 4(y – z) = 4(y) + 4(-z) B 3(s) + 3(t) = 9(st) C 8 + (-8) = 0 D (a + b) + c = (c + a) + b

Answer 1

The answer would be A.

What the distributive property does is basically multiply the integer outside of the parenthesis with the ones inside of it.

Answer 2

Correct option is:

A 4(y-z)=4y+4(-z)

Explanation:

The distributive property over multiplication says that for a,b and c

a(b+c)=ab+ac

Let a=4

b=y and c=-z

4(y-z)=4y+4(-z)

Hence, Correct option is:

A 4(y-z)=4y+4(-z)