How do you use the distributive property to remove the parentheses #\frac { 3} { 2} ( 10w + 4)#?
1 Answer
Jan 16, 2018
Explanation:
#"multiply each term in the bracket by "3/2#
#color(red)(3/2)(10w+4)#
#=(color(red)(3/2)xx10w)+(color(red)(3/2)xx4)#
#=(3/cancel(color(red)(2))^1xxcancel(10)^5 w)+(3/cancel(color(red)(2))^1xxcancel(4)^2)#
#=(3xx5w)+(3xx2)=15w+6#
