Rewrite the expression 10(15 – 6) using the distributive property of subtraction.
A) 10(6) – 10(15)
B) 10(9)
C) 10(6 –15)
D) 10(15) – 10(6)
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A) 10(6) – 10(15)
Incorrect. Here a greater number would be subtracted from a lesser number, and the answer would not be a whole number. The correct answer is 10(15) – 10(6).
B) 10(9)
Incorrect. The numbers in parentheses were subtracted before the number 10 could be distributed. The correct answer is 10(15) – 10(6).
C) 10(6 –15)
Incorrect. You probably used the commutative law instead of the distributive property. The correct answer is 10(15) – 10(6).
D) 10(15) – 10(6)
Correct. The 10 is correctly distributed so that it is used to multiply the 15 and the 6 separately.
