Question

How do you use the distributive property to multiply the expression `23 (13m-5)`?

Answer 1

You multiply the term outside the parenthesis (`color(red)(23)`) by each term within the parenthesis (`color(blue)(13m - 5)`). See full process below:

Explanation:

`color(red)(23)(color(blue)(13m - 5)) ->`

`(color(red)(23) xx color(blue)(13m)) - (color(red)(23) xx color(blue)(5)) ->`

`299m - 115`