Asked by James Gray
Which of the following answers applies the Distributive Property of Multiplication Over Addition correctly for simplifying 23−9(2x+5)+11x?
Answers
oobleck
well, 9(2x+5) = 9(2x)+9(5) = 18x+45
mathhelper
23−9(2x+5)+11x
= 23 - 18x - 45 + 11x
= -7x - 22 <------ expect to see this
= 23 - 18x - 45 + 11x
= -7x - 22 <------ expect to see this
Which of the following answers applies the Distributive Property of Multiplication Over Addition correctly for simplifying 23−9(2x+5)+11x?