How do you use the distributive property to simplify $15(s-3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-05T09:52:49

$15s-45$

$"multiply each term in the parenthesis by 15"$

$rArrcolor(red)(15)(s-3)$

$=(color(red)(15)xxs)+(color(red)(15)xx-3)$

$=15s+(-45)=15s-45$

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 15(s-3)15(s-3)?