Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

Question

12 (11 - y)

Answer 1

To remove the parentheses using the distributive property, you multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

So for the expression \(12(11 - y)\), you distribute 12 to both 11 and \(-y\):

\[ 12(11) - 12(y) \]

Calculating each part gives:

\[ 12 \times 11 = 132 \] \[ 12 \times (-y) = -12y \]

Putting it all together, we get:

\[ 132 - 12y \]

Therefore, the expression \(12(11 - y)\) simplifies to \(132 - 12y\).