Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

Question

7 (5 - v )

Answer 1

To use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the expression \( 7(5 - v) \), you multiply 7 by each term inside the parentheses:

\[ 7(5 - v) = 7 \cdot 5 - 7 \cdot v \]

Now, perform the multiplications:

\[ 7 \cdot 5 = 35 \] \[ 7 \cdot v = 7v \]

So, when you combine these results, you get:

\[ 35 - 7v \]

Thus, the expression \( 7(5 - v) \) simplified using the distributive property is:

\[ 35 - 7v \]