SOLUTION: #17 IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY THAT JUSTIFIES THE STATEMENT 4-2(x-y)=4-2x+2y

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Question 213414: #17
IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY THAT JUSTIFIES THE STATEMENT
4-2(x-y)=4-2x+2y
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is the "distributive property" of multiplication.
You are "distributing" the -2 to each term inside the parenthesis.