Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression below:
The quantity of 5 times x minus 25 all divided by 5

Answer 1

5( x - 25)
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5

Answer 2

that it?

Answer 3

yes is the answer x-5

Answer 4

Hmmm

Answer 5

The fives cancel, no?

Answer 6

no its x-25
the 5's cancel out

Answer 7

see by using bodmas we have (5x-25)/5
and hence its x-5

Answer 8

If that's what it is, then @owenmisa123 misinterpreted @cwrw238's inquiry

Answer 9

it happens random human errors...........

Answer 10

Assuming @harsh314 is right:

\[\frac{5x-25}{5} = \frac{5(x-5)}{5} = \frac{5}{5}(x-5) = 1(x-5) = x-5\]

Answer 11

no not like that use distributive property
\[\frac{ 5x-25 }{ 5 }=\frac{ 5x }{ 5 }-\frac{ 25 }{ 5 }=x-5\]

Answer 12

@harsh314 What I posted IS distributive property. What you posted is called splitting the fraction.

Answer 13

oh i have distributed the fraction 1/5 in the given polynomial but u have done a corollary of distributive by taking out 5 common actually u have not praciically distributed any number..............

Answer 14

Distributive Property:

ab - ac = a(b-c)
5x - 25 = 5(x-5)

Answer 15

That's the distributive property. It's a PROPERTY. You don't have to distribute anything to use it

Answer 16

no thats a corollary its
a(b-c)= ab-ac

Answer 17

The equal sign suggests that you can write the distributive property in reverse order and it is still the same.

Answer 18

yes but plz dont mind but still the distributive word has a meaning

Answer 19

Yes, but you're ignoring the fact that it says use "distributive PROPERTY"

Answer 20

and it does not say use a corollary of distributive property neither have you distributed any of the quantity that has been given