Question

How do you use the distributive property to simplify `(a-6)(-5)`?

Answer 1

`-5a+30`

Explanation:

`"each term inside the factor "(a-6)" is multiplied by - 5"`

`rArr(a-6)(color(red)(-5))`

`=(axxcolor(red)(-5))+(-6xxcolor(red)(-5))larrcolor(blue)" distributive property"`

`=-5a+30`