Question

Which property is used in the problem? −3(x+5)=−3x−15 (1 point) Responses The associative property%C2%A0 The associative property%C2%A0 The commutative property The commutative property The additive identity property The additive identity property The distributive property

Answer 1

The property used in the problem \(-3(x+5)=-3x-15\) is the **distributive property**. This property states that \(a(b+c) = ab + ac\), which is applied here as \(-3(x+5) = -3 \cdot x + (-3) \cdot 5\).