Question

How do you solve `75=-5(3+6m)` using the distributive property?

Answer 1

`m = -3`

Explanation:

The distributive law allows us to remove brackets.
`a(b+c) = ab +ac`

`75 = -5(3+6m)`

`75 = -15 -30m`

`30m = -15-75`

`30m = -90`

`m = -3`