SOLUTION: USE THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY TO WRITE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION FOR -3(5.1x-3.7y)
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Question 172276
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USE THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY TO WRITE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION FOR -3(5.1x-3.7y)
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remember the distributive property for multiplication is a(b+c)=ab+ac
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so following that pattern:
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-3(5.1x-3.7y)=(-3)(5.1x)-(-3)(3.7y)=
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