How do you use the distributive property to simplify #(a-6)(-5)#?
1 Answer
Sep 7, 2017
Explanation:
#"each term inside the factor "(a-6)" is multiplied by - 5"#
#rArr(a-6)(color(red)(-5))#
#=(axxcolor(red)(-5))+(-6xxcolor(red)(-5))larrcolor(blue)" distributive property"#
#=-5a+30#