Question

simplify -0.7(3x+5) show your work

Answer 1

We will use the distributive property to simplify this expression.

The distributive property is:

$a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Let's apply it to the expression:

$\begin{gathered} -0.7(3x+5) \\ =(-0.7)(3x)+(-0.7)(5) \\ =-2.1x-3.5 \end{gathered}$