Question

Help Use the distributive property to demonstrate that the product of 10 and -(1)/(5) is a negative number. Make sure to include all steps in your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

-2

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to multiply 10 and $\frac{-(1)}{(5)}$

Here we have to distribute the negative sign.

Distributive property = -(a) = -a

Using the above property, we get  $\frac{-(1)}{(5)}$ = $\frac{-1}{5}$

Now we have to multiply 10 and  $\frac{-1}{5}$

= 10 ×  $\frac{-1}{5}$

= $\frac{10 times -1}{5}$

= $\frac{-10}{5}$

Now we have to divide -10 by 5.

= -2