Question

How do you expand the expression `-6(7p + 3)`?

Answer 1

Multiply each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis, in this case by `color(red)(-6)`. Always be careful to handle the signs of the individual terms correctly.

See how to expand the expression in the problem below:

Explanation:

`color(red)(-6)(7p + 3) ->`

`(color(red)(-6)xx 7p) + (color(red)(-6)xx 3) ->`

`-42p - 18`