<span>5(b + 6) = 18
b + 6 = 3.6
b = -2.4
answer
</span><span>B. -2.4</span>
The distributive properties applies every time you want to multiply a whole parenthesis by a number.
As the name suggests, you "distribute" the number to all terms in the parenthesis: you perform as many multiplication as many terms in the parenthesis.
So, for example, we begin with

So, we multiply -6 times both terms in the parenthesis, and sum the results:

And so on with the other terms:


Now sum all the pieces together:

Answer:
your answer is b hope this helped!!
Step-by-step explanation: