Question

Which property is used in the problem?
-3 (x+5) = -3-15
(1 point)
• The associative property
• The commutative property
• The distributive property
• The additive identity property

Answer 1

The property used in the problem \(-3 (x + 5) = -3 - 15\) is the **distributive property**.

This property states that \(a(b + c) = ab + ac\). In your equation, \(-3(x + 5)\) can be simplified using the distributive property as \(-3x - 15\).