Question

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression.
7(2x + 5y – 5)

Answer 1

Answer: =14x+35y-35

Step-by-step explanation:

$7\left(2x+5y-5\right)$

$\mathrm{Apply\:the\:distributive\:law}:\quad \:m\left(a+b+c\right)=ma+mb+mc$

$7\left(2x+5y-5\right)=7\cdot \:2x+7\cdot \:5y+7\left(-5\right)$

$=7\cdot \:2x+7\cdot \:5y+7\left(-5\right)$

$=14x+35y-35$