Which of the following answers applies to the distributive property of multiplication over addition correctly for simplifying 23- 9 ( 2x + 5 + 11x

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The correct application of the distributive property of multiplication over addition for simplifying the expression 23 - 9(2x + 5 + 11x) is:

23 - 9(2x) - 9(5) - 9(11x)
Wrong. It's 28 - 18x - 45 +11x

All you have to do in this is just 9(2x+5)