Question

Which correctly applies the distributive property to show an equivalent expression to (–2.1)(3.4)?
(2)(3) – (0.1)(0.4)
(–2)(3) + (–0.1)(0.4)
(2.1)(3) – (2.1)(0.4)
(–2.1)(3) + (–2.1)(0.4)

Answer 1

yall know da answer

Answer 2

You can dissociate each factor into its whole component and the decimal
(Note: if you broke it into decimal and whole, you are adding them)


(Remember to keep the sign)