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HELP Math TEST TOMMOROW HELP?
Explain the Distributive Properties? Can you answer problems such as 2(x + 6) , -5(8 – b) , -2(k – 11) , and
negative 1 over 3 (6h + 15). Please answer all these questions and how you did it? Please this grade is going to make it or brake me in math so please answer all the problems and explain to me how you did it in the simplest form? Thank you so much!
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Ok distributive property is when you distribute the number inside the parenthesis and you multiply each of the numbers inside with the outside number, for instance 2(x+6) that would be 2x+12, meaning 2(x)+2(6). Now if you want to put the numbers back in you have to divide the whole thing by the Largest Common Factor. For instance 5x+10, the largest factor is 5 because 5 goes into 10 and 5x. so you would put 5 on the outside of the parenthesis. Next you divide 5x+10 by 5 and put it inside the parenthesis. For which you get 5(x+10)
hint:Two like term equal positive; oppisite term equal negative #.
Now to answer your questions one by one:
2(x+6)=2x+12
-5(8-b) hint negative and negative equal to positive= -40+5b
-2(k-11)=-2k+22
-1/3(6h+15)= -6/3h-15/3= -2h-5
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to distribute means to pass out, like to distribute food.
2(x+6) you distribute the 2 to each term inside(you multiply).
You get 2x+12 as the answer.
-5(8-b)= -40+5b
-2(k-11)=-2k+22
-1/3(6h+15)=-1/18h-45
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multiply the number on the outside of the parentheses by each of the numbers on the inside.
simplest form would just be ex.
2/6=1/3
4/8=1/2
2/4=1/2
etc etc
good luck!
ANSWERS:
2X+12
-40+5B
-2K+22
-2H-5
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