Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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4. The Distributive Property
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Exercise 1 Page 378

Be careful with negatives when distributing.

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Practice makes perfect
We are asked to evaluate the given expression using the Distributive Property. To do so, we need to distribute - 3 to the terms inside the parentheses.
(8+11)(- 3)
8(- 3)+11(- 3)
- 8(3)+[- 11(3)]
- 24+ [- 33]
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