Question

please help with Distributive property removing parenthesis
-5(-w+4u-1) i am lost

Answer 1

Step 1, apply the -5 to each number and variable.

Answer 2

(-5)-w + (-5)4u +(-5)-1

Answer 3

okay, so -5 x -w+ ?? i'm lost

Answer 4

Multiple -5 by -w, what do you get?

Answer 5

or in other words, -5 multiplied by (-1)w?

Answer 6

5w

Answer 7

yes, now how about -5 multiplied by 4u?

Answer 8

and -5 multiplied by -1

Answer 9

-20

Answer 10

5

Answer 11

-20 what?

Answer 12

what did you forget? what letter?

Answer 13

-20u

Answer 14

Yes. now put that all together.

Answer 15

each answer.

Answer 16

5w x -20u x 5

Answer 17

Look at the original question. We multiped -5 by each number/variable in the brackets but is between the numbers/variables.

Answer 18

multiplied *

Answer 19

5w+ -20u-5

Answer 20

That is your answer!

Answer 21

however, a - and a + turns into what a positive or a negative?

Answer 22

thank you !!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 23

a - and + turns into a negative
your answer is 5w-20u-5

Answer 24

Got It Thanks !!!