Question

tell me if what's in this equation like if its commutative, associative, distributive or combined like terms

Answer 1

The solution included both distributive property and combined like terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the equation;

`\begin{gathered} 9(a-3)-4 \\ 9(a)-9(3)-4 \\ 9a-27-4 \\ 9a+(-27-4) \\ 9a-32 \end{gathered}`

On the second step we can notice that we have applied the distributive property of multiplication over addition. which states;

`a*(b+c)=a* b+a* c`

which is similar to;

`9(a-3)=9(a)-9(3)`

Also, on the fourth step, the like terms were combined.

`9a+(-27-4)`

Therefore, the solution included both distributive property and combined like terms.