Question

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.
7 (5 - v )

Answer 1

To use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the expression \( 7(5 - v) \), you multiply 7 by each term inside the parentheses:

\[
7(5 - v) = 7 \cdot 5 - 7 \cdot v
\]

Now, perform the multiplications:

\[
7 \cdot 5 = 35
\]
\[
7 \cdot v = 7v
\]

So, when you combine these results, you get:

\[
35 - 7v
\]

Thus, the expression \( 7(5 - v) \) simplified using the distributive property is:

\[
35 - 7v
\]