Asked by mav welborn
Which property is used in the problem?
-2 (x +7) = -2x - 14
Responses
The Distributive Property
The Distributive Property
The Associative Property
The Associative Property
The Additive Identity Property
The Additive Identity Property
The Commutative Property
-2 (x +7) = -2x - 14
Responses
The Distributive Property
The Distributive Property
The Associative Property
The Associative Property
The Additive Identity Property
The Additive Identity Property
The Commutative Property
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The property used in the problem \(-2 (x + 7) = -2x - 14\) is **The Distributive Property**. This property states that \(a(b + c) = ab + ac\), which is applied in this equation when multiplying \(-2\) by both \(x\) and \(7\).