SOLUTION: I am having problems explaining Distributive properties to my child. Can you help me to understand what is happening in this problem? 13x(-3)-7x(-3). How do we use distributive pr

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Question 654060: I am having problems explaining Distributive properties to my child. Can you help me to understand what is happening in this problem? 13x(-3)-7x(-3). How do we use distributive properties to solve?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13x(-3) - 7x(-3)
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-3(13x-7x)
-3(6x)
-18x
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