Question

1)

Which property explains why these two expressions are equal?
-5(x - 4) = -5x + 20
A)
Associative Property
B)
Commutative Property
C)
Distributive Property
D)
Multiplicative Identity Property

Answer 1

C (Distributive Property)

Explanation:

The distributive property shows that you can use the distributive law, which allows you to rearrange an equation to be simplified

Answer 2

c) distributive property