SOLUTION: Use the Distributive Property to remove the parentheses from the following expression. -3(-4w^3+3+5t^2)

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Question 177191: Use the Distributive Property to remove the parentheses from the following expression.
-3(-4w^3+3+5t^2)
Answer by EMStelley(208) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distributive property is as follows:
a(b+c)=a*b + a*c
For example, we know that
2(3+4)=2(7)=14
but you could also work the problem like
2(3+4)=2*3 + 2*4 = 6 + 8 = 14
So,
-3%28-4w%5E3%2B3%2B5t%5E2%29=-3%28-4w%5E3%29+-+3%283%29+-+3%285t%5E2%29
12w%5E3+-+9+-+15t%5E2