Which of the following properties is necessary to simplify the expression given below?

(–2) + 5(x – 3) – 4x(6 + 1)
A.associative property
B.commutative property
C.distributive property
D.identity property

Question

Which of the following properties is necessary to simplify the expression given below?

(–2) + 5(x – 3) – 4x(6 + 1)
A.associative property
B.commutative property
C.distributive property
D.identity property

drummergirl3 · Answer

Commutative Property is just the changing of order ab = ba so not that either! 

Distributive Property is like dealing something out such as the 5 to (x -3) and the 4 to (6+1) so yes 
the distributive property it is 

Identity is either adding 0 to something or multiplying by 1, you keep the identity of what you had. 

So C. is the answer, hope it helped!

texaschic101 · Answer

distributive...you would have to multiply through the parenthesis

anonymous · Answer

omg thank you for breaking it down for me

drummergirl3 · Answer

No Problem!