Question

`-5(n+16)-7` What is the answer to this?

Answer 1

`5n + 87`

Explanation:

Using the distributive property, we can simplify this problem. Here is a helpful image for the distributive property:

In your problem, we will multiply `-5` by `n` and `+16`.
`-5(n + 16) - 7`
`-5n + (-80) + (- 7)`

We now have negative `80` and negative `7` being added together. So that will be:
`-5n + (-87)`

We can actually multiply this whole equation by `-1` so that the equation is positive because
`"negative" xx "negative" = "positive"`

`-1(-5n - 87) rarr 5n + 87`

The simplest form of this equation is:
`5n + 87`