Simplify using the distributive property-3(m+6)

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

The distributive property states that for any real numbers a, b, and c, a(b+c) = ab + ac.

Using the distributive property, we can simplify -3(m+6) as follows:

-3(m+6) = (-3 * m) + (-3 * 6)
= -3m - 18

User Icon for yop;lkmjnhbgvf yop;lkmjnhbgvf answered
1 year ago

Simplify by combining like terms: 5a-8c+B+3c-9a+6b

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

To simplify by combining like terms, group the terms that have the same variable together.

Grouping all the terms with 'a' together:
5a - 9a

Grouping all the terms with 'c' together:
-8c + 3c

Grouping all the terms with 'b' together:
B + 6b

Combining like terms in each group:
5a - 9a = -4a
-8c + 3c = -5c
B + 6b = 7b + B

Therefore, the simplified expression is:
-4a - 5c + 7b + B

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To simplify the expression -3(m+6) using the distributive property, you need to distribute the -3 to each term inside the parentheses:

-3(m+6) = -3 * m + (-3 * 6)

Multiplying -3 by m gives you -3m, and multiplying -3 by 6 gives you -18. Therefore, the simplified expression is:

-3(m+6) = -3m - 18

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To simplify the expression -3(m+6) using the distributive property, you need to apply the multiplication to both terms inside the parenthesis.

First, distribute the -3 to both terms:

-3(m+6) = -3 * m + (-3) * 6

Now multiply each term:

-3 * m = -3m

-3 * 6 = -18

So the simplified expression is:

-3(m+6) = -3m - 18