Question

How do you simplify `10(-8+1v)`?

Answer 1

`10(-8+1v)=color(green)(-80+10v)`

Explanation:

The general form of the distributive property tells us that
`color(white)("XXX")color(blue)a(color(red)b+color(magenta)c)=color(blue)acolor(red)b+color(blue)acolor(magenta)c`

So
`color(white)("XXX")color(blue)(10)(color(red)(-8)+color(magenta)(1v))=color(blue)(10) * color(red)(""(-8))+color(blue)(10) * color(magenta)(1v)`