This is a simple example: 2(-3+4) + 2(-6-5) 1. Multiply 2 and -3: -6 2. Multiply 2 and 4: 8 3. Multiply the 2 and -6: -12 7. Multiply the 2 and -5: -10 (subtraction signs count as - signs in the equation.) So it'll look like this: -6+8 + -12+5(Change the subtraction sign to addition, and change the negative sign to positive.) 2+-7= -5 Therefore, -5 is your answer!
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The distributive property states that a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c
It means nothing, really. The distributive property is a property of multiplication over addition or subtraction. It has little, if anything, to do with integers.
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It means to replace an expression by another one that is equivalent, but simpler. For example: 3x + 5x can be written as: 8x because of the distributive property.
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