Explain how you know whether to add or subtract when you use the distributive property to multiply

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Answer 1
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Distributive property of multiplication has two expressions:

1. a\cdot (b+c)=a\cdot b+a\cdot c

2. a\cdot (b-c)=a\cdot b-a\cdot c

If you use these formulas from the left side to the right side, you should see for the sign in the brackets: "+" - use addition, "-" - use subtraction. If you use these formulas from the right side to the left side, you should also take into account sign between a\cdot b and a\cdot c: for "+" - use addition in brackets and for "-" - use subtraction in brackets.

Answer 2
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The correct answer is:

We treat the addition or subtraction signs inside the parentheses as positive and negative signs and follow our integer rules.

Explanation:

Take for example -3(x+y). The distributive property tells us to take -3*x + -3*y; we have a positive multiplied by a negative, which is a negative, and another positive multiplied by a negative, which is again a negative. This gives us -3x+-3y, or -3x-3y.

If we consider the sign of the value outside the parentheses as well as the signs of those inside, we can be sure to use the write operation sign.


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2c=c+7 What are the steps to find the answer to this equation?

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Answer:

c = 7

Step-by-step explanation:

given 2c = c + 7 ( subtract c from both sides )

c = 7


Proportional relationships!
Need help on!

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Direct variation has this equation:

y = kx

where k is the constant of variation

y = -5 ; x = -15

y = kx
-5 = k(-15)
-5/-15 = k
1/3 = k

Choice D. y = 1/3 x 

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Answer:

Exosphere

Step-by-step explanation:

The exosphere is the last layer of earth which oxygen escapes.

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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A six-sided number cube with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 is rolled. Which events are mutually exclusive?

A.
rolling a 4, rolling a prime number

B.
rolling a 3, rolling a prime number

C.
rolling a 2, rolling an even number

D.
rolling a 5, rolling an odd number

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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Mutually exclusive" means that both events can't be true at the same time. The only one that fits this is (B): You can't roll a 13 an even number at the same time because 3 is odd.

on June 1, 2013, the number of hours of daylight in Anchorage, Alaska was 18 1/4 hours. what was the number of hours without daylight?

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ok if there is 24 hours in a day just do this 

24-18 1/4=5.87

so there were 5 3/4 of day like that was not there!

On a scale drawing , a rectangular room has width = 14 cm & length = 22 cm. The scale is 1 cm = 0.5 m .
Work out the real area of the room in square meters .
area =

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SO Area formula is
AREA = length × width
A = L× W
For length:
1cm\0.5m  = 22cm/?m    We don`t know about the meter.
if we cross multiply the answer will be 11m.
For width:
1cm\0.5m = 14cm\?m       We don`t know about the meter.
if we cross multiply the answer will be 7m.
The square meter should be 77
Because 11 × 7  = 77


14 x 0.5 = 7

22 x 0.5 = 11

7 x 11 = 77 square meters