document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197310>Question 197310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which property justifies the following statement.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 5a-10b=32 then 5(a-2b)=32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Commutative Property<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Associative Property<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. Distributive Property\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. Inverse Property<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147946 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147946\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The  distribution  Property  is usually  stated  as  a(c+b) = ac +bc<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the  reverse  of  this  property  is  factoring ,  which  is  what  we  did,  taking  the  5  out.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The  other  properties are  cummulative,  a*b = b*a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "associative  (a*b)*c = a*(b*c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inverse  ,,reciprocal  of  a  =  1/a </SPAN>\n" );
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