Question

Use the distributive property.
4(5x + 3y - 7) = 20x + 12y + [?]

Answer 1

- 28

Explanation:

4(5x + 3y - 7) ← multiply each term in the parenthesis by 4

= 20x + 12y - 28

Answer 2

4(5x+3y-7)=20x+12y+(-28)