Question

please solve the question and show your work what property is illustrated by 5(8-6) = 5x8-5x6 is it a. distributive property or b. commutative property or c. associative property show me how u got your answer why its right give me a whole explanation please just to make sure

Answer 1

That is a display of the distributive property.

This is shown because when a number is written directly next to a set of parentheses, you must multiply each value inside the parentheses by the number on the outside.

In this case, 5(8-6) means that you must multiply 5 by 8, as well as by -6.

The right side of the equal sign in the given problem shows both of those steps separately, which is why it is a display of the distributive property. The correct answer is A.