Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 1 - Review - Page 45: 96

Answer

Distributive property

Work Step by Step

We are given that $5(3x-4)=15x-20$. This is an example of the distributive property, which holds that $a(b+c)=ab+ac$. In this example, $a=5$, $b=3x$, and $c=-4$
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