SOLUTION: What is the product of -5 and the sum of a number and -6 as a variable expresdion?

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Question 1034163: What is the product of -5 and the sum of a number and -6 as a variable expresdion?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the variable, x. Then we can write
(-5)(x + (-6)) = -5(x-6) = -5x + 30