document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=589327>Question 589327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use the distributive property to write the expression as an equivalent expression. then evaluate it (-2-4)(-10)  answers  a:20+40;60 b:-2+40;38 c:(-6)(-10);-16 d:-12+14:2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let me define the distributive property.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distributive property is a(b + c) = ab + ac.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What the above law means is to multiply every item inside a parentheses or bracket by the number or letter that is \"standing\" outside.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, in your question, there is no need to apply the distributive property.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inside the parentheses we have (-2-4) = (-6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now multiply (-6) by (-10) to get 60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is choice a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to use the law, then we do it this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2-4)(-10) = (-2)(-10) + (-4)(-10) = 20 + 40 = 60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand? </SPAN>\n" );
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