Distributive Property Expression:
6a(3a+5b - 4)
Please show your work and your answer.
6a(3a+5a-4)
18a^2+30a^2-24a
48a^2-24a
It helps to keep the original variables:
6a(3a+5b - 4)
18a^2 + 30ab - 24a
(5*600)+(5*400)
To apply the distributive property, you need to distribute the number outside the parentheses to each term inside the parentheses.
In this case, the number outside the parentheses is 6a, and the expression inside the parentheses is 3a + 5b - 4.
To distribute 6a, you need to multiply it by each term inside the parentheses:
6a(3a) + 6a(5b) + 6a(-4)
Now, simplify each term:
18a^2 + 30ab - 24a
So, the final expression after applying the distributive property is:
18a^2 + 30ab - 24a