SOLUTION: USE THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY TO WRITE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION FOR -3(5.1x-3.7y)

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Question 172276: USE THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY TO WRITE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION FOR -3(5.1x-3.7y)
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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remember the distributive property for multiplication is a(b+c)=ab+ac
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so following that pattern:
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-3(5.1x-3.7y)=(-3)(5.1x)-(-3)(3.7y)=highlight%28-15.3x%2B11.1y%29