SOLUTION: 2*(-4+5)=2*.....+.....*5=.....+.....=.....

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Question 1070124: 2*(-4+5)=2*.....+.....*5=.....+.....=.....

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Associative property,
2%28-4%2B5%29=2%28-4%29%2B2%285%29=-8%2B10=2

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's the distributive principle which is

A*(B+C) = A*B+A*C

In your problem, A is 2, B is -4 and C is 5

You can do it yourself.  Here is one just like it to go by:

3*(-5+6) = 3*-5 + 3*6 = -15 + 18 = 3

Edwin