Question

use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis: (x - 12) 10 =

Answer 1

(x-12)(10)
multiply each value inside (x-12) to 10 to expand.

Answer 2

still confused

Answer 3

ex:
(x + 2)(x + 5) = x·x + x·5 + 2·x + 2·5
for this
you have
( x - 12 ) ( 10 + 0 ) = x * 10 + x * 0 - 12 * 10 - 12 * 0
= 10x - 120
make sense?

Answer 4

ok so ultimately, i am just multiplying 10 x 12 to come up with my answer

Answer 5

no no, you are multiplying everything inside the paranthese to 10 then adding the products up

Answer 6

you make it look very easy but clearly this subject is not simple to me..:-)

Answer 7

so what if it is an additon problem like: 10 (3 + x)? do i still add even if the ones within the parenthesis?