Question

Which of the following expressions demonstrates the distributive property? 3 + 4 + 5 = 4 + 3 + 5 -2(5 + 7) = -2(7 + 5) 3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8) + 3(1) 6[(7)(-2)] = [(6)(7)](-2)

Answer 1

Answer:

$3(-8+1)=3(-8)+3(1)$

Step-by-step explanation:

In the above choice, the 3 is being multiplied – or distributed – to the values within the parentheses. Recall that the distributive property says:

$a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Answer 2

AWNSER

C,  3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8)

Step-by-step explanation: