Question

Complete the statement below. the (blank) property can be used to remove the parentheses in the expression 1.7(x 9).

Answer 1

distributive property

Answer 2

Distributive property is given as:

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

We basically "distribute" the a into the expression (b+c). This property usage gets rid of the parenthesis.

So the expression $1.7(x+9)$ can be void of the parenthesis if the distributive property is used.

ANSWER: Distributive