Question

Apply the distributive property to create an equivalent expression. 2(3-8y)

Answer 1

Answer:

An equivalent expression is $6 - 16y$

Step-by-step explanation:

The distributive property consists in removing the parenthesis. For this problem, it is done by multiplying the number outside the parenthesis by each term inside the parenthesis and then performing a subtraction between the results because of the minus sign inside.

For the expression $2(3-8y)$, when applying the distributive property, you would get:

$2\times 3 - 2\times 8y$

$6 - 16y$

Thus, an equivalent expression is $6 - 16y$.

Answer 2

Using the distributive property, an equivalent expression would be 6-16y


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