Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression

-7(8x-3)+x

Answer 1

The distributive property: a(b + c) = ab +ac

-7(8x - 3) + x = -7· 8x - 7 · (-3) + x = -56x + 21 + x = (-56x + x) + 21 = -55x + 21