SOLUTION: what is anthor way this can be written in .in distributive property? 2(m+n-q)=?

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Question 177842: what is anthor way this can be written in .in distributive property? 2(m+n-q)=?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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remember the distribution property of multiplication states:
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a(b+c)=ab+ac.....in essence you are taking a and multiplying by each term in the parenthesis, no matter how many terms there are and adding the all together
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so 2(m+n-q)=2m+2n-2q