Question

Use the Distributive Property to determine which of the following statements is equivalent to 5(6 – 1).

A. 6 - 1
B. 5 • 5
C. 30 - 5
D. 11 - 5

Answer 1

`\text{You would use the distributive property to get your answer} \\\\\text{This means that you would distribute the 5 to the numbers inside the}\\\text{parenthesis}\\\\\text{When you distribute, you would multiply}\\\\\text{Distribute:}\\\\5(6-1)\\\\5(6)-5(1)\\\\30-5\\\\\text{You would see that this is equal to answer choice C, therefore making}\\\text{C your answer}\\\\\boxed{\text{C). 30 - 5}}`