Q. Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression.7(7r−5s+8)Answer:
Apply Distributive Property: Apply the distributive property to each term inside the parentheses.The distributive property states that a(b+c+d)=ab+ac+ad. We will multiply 7 by each term inside the parentheses (7r, −5s, and 8).7(7r−5s+8)=7×7r+7×(−5s)+7×8
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication for each term.Now we multiply 7 by each term.7×7r=49r7×(−5s)=−35s7×8=56
Combine Results: Write the equivalent expression by combining the results of the multiplications.Combine the results from Step 2 to write the equivalent expression.49r−35s+56
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