Question

Factoring: Distribution/FOIL?

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

What is FOIL?

Answer 3

(F)irst term, (O)utside term, (I)nside term, (L)ast term.

Answer 4

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/polynomials/multiplying_polynomials/v/multiplying-polynomials1

Answer 5

5(a^2 + 9b)

Answer 6

@Emma0703

I think the Distributive Property is what you need for the posted problem if the instructions are to multiply 5 times the sum of a^2 and 9b.

http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/06-properties/05-properties-distributive-01.htm

Answer 7

Look at the attached statement of the Distributive Property.

5(a^2 + 9b) =

5* a^2 + 5* 9b = ?