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Question 382452: I need help with distributive property! Please help me! I'm on a deadline here and the problem is (r+9)(-4) Can you show me how to use the distributive property to solve this problem? PLEASE!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(r+9)(-4) can be written as -4(r+9)


Now distribute to get -4r-4(9) and then multiply to get -4r-36


So %28r%2B9%29%28-4%29=-4r-36