Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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4. The Distributive Property
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Exercise 30 Page 381

Be careful with negatives when distributing.

- 2p-14

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We are asked to rewrite the given expression using the Distributive Property. To do so, we need to distribute - 2 to the terms inside the parentheses.
(p+7)(- 2)
p(- 2) + 7(- 2)
- p(2) + [- 7(2)]
- 2p+[- 14]
- 2p-14