SOLUTION: correct or incorrect and tell why -2(a-3)=6 -2a-6=6

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Question 626240: correct or incorrect and tell why
-2(a-3)=6
-2a-6=6
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correct or incorrect and tell why
-2(a-3)=6
-2a-6=6
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incorrect
(-2)*(-3) = +6, not -6