Use the Distributive Property to simplify the following: 1) -2(y + 4) 2) -3(-3 -2 + 2z)
R ricky New member Joined Mar 8, 2007 Messages 7 Mar 13, 2007 #1 Use the Distributive Property to simplify the following: 1) -2(y + 4) 2) -3(-3 -2 + 2z)
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,582 Mar 13, 2007 #2 The Distributive Property is fairly striaghtforward: . . . . .a(b + c) = a(b) + a(c) = ab + ac Where are you stuck on simplifying these two exercises? Please be specific. Thank you. Eliz.
The Distributive Property is fairly striaghtforward: . . . . .a(b + c) = a(b) + a(c) = ab + ac Where are you stuck on simplifying these two exercises? Please be specific. Thank you. Eliz.
