SOLUTION: Can someone help me "Use The Distributive Property to write an equivalent variable expression" for this question please?? (5 - a)(-7)

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Question 85741: Can someone help me "Use The Distributive Property to write an equivalent variable expression" for this question please??
(5 - a)(-7)
Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5(-7) - a(-7) =
-35 - (-7a) =
-35 + 7a