Question

Which equation below illustrates the distributive property? A. 4 x + 5 = 5 + 4 x B. 5 ( x − 3 ) = 5 x − 15 C. 3 ( x + 2 ) + 3 ( 2 + x ) D. ( 5 x + 2 y ) + 3 = 5 x + ( 2 y + 3 )

Answer 1

The answer is B. Distributive property is when you distribute the numbers out. Like 5 time x and 5 times -3.