Gloria needs to use properties of operations to find an equivalent expression for the expression 7f+18−8(3−f) . She wants to write the expression in its simplest form. Show the steps Gloria will follow to write an equivalent expression in simplest form. For each of the first two steps, write what property of operations Gloria used.(4 points)

Question

explain like if you were writing 2 scentences for the question so easy to understand and written like a 5th grader

Answer 1

First, Gloria will distribute the -8 to both terms inside the parentheses: -8(3) and -8(-f). This is the distributive property of multiplication over addition. Then, she will simplify by combining like terms: 7f + 18 - 24 + 8f = 15f - 6. This is the property of combining like terms.