Question

Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression without parentheses.
negative left parenthesis 6 f plus 7 x right parenthesis
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Part 1
Choose the expression that represents negative left parenthesis 6 f plus 7 x right parenthesis rewritten using the distributive property.
A.negative 6 f minus 7 x
negative 6 f minus 7 x
B.negative 13 fx
negative 13 fx
C.negative 6 f plus 7 x
negative 6 f plus 7 x
D.left parenthesis 6 f plus 7 x right parenthesis left parenthesis negative 1 right parenthesis
left parenthesis 6 f plus 7 x right parenthesis left parenthesis negative 1 right parenthesis

Answer 1

To rewrite the expression \(- (6f + 7x)\) using the distributive property, we distribute the negative sign across the terms inside the parentheses.

So we have:

\[
- (6f + 7x) = -6f - 7x
\]

Therefore, the correct answer is:

**A. \(-6f - 7x\)**