Look at the expression: −3 (2x+7)

This expression involves these two operations__________and_______________ we will use the_____________to simplfy this expression.

the expression looks like_________________

commutative property

associative property

addition

-6x + 21

-6x + 7

-5x + 4

multiplication

division

subtraction

distributive property

-6x - 21

1 answer

For the expression \( -3(2x + 7) \):

  1. This expression involves these two operations: multiplication and addition.

  2. We will use the distributive property to simplify this expression.

  3. The expression looks like -6x - 21 after simplification.

So, the completed statements would be:

The expression involves these two operations: multiplication and addition. We will use the distributive property to simplify this expression. The expression looks like -6x - 21.