Which of the following expressions demonstrates the distributive property?
A.3 + 4 + 5 = 4 + 3 + 5
B.-2(5 + 7) = -2(7 + 5)
C.3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8) + 3(1)
D.6[(7)(-2)] = [(6)(7)](-2)

Question

Which of the following expressions demonstrates the distributive property?
A.3 + 4 + 5 = 4 + 3 + 5
B.-2(5 + 7) = -2(7 + 5)
C.3(-8 + 1) = 3(-8) + 3(1)
D.6[(7)(-2)] = [(6)(7)](-2)

anonymous · Answer

C

anonymous · Answer

because the distributive property needs the number outside to be multiplied to the numbers inside

anonymous · Answer

It's C. This is Distributive Property. $$4 \rightarrow \rightarrow\left( 3 \times 4 \right) = 4\times3 \times 4\times4 = 12\times 16.  $$