Question

How do you use the distributive property to simplify `8(z-3)`?

Answer 1

To use the Distributive Property multiply each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

`color(red)(8)(z - 3) =>`

`(color(red)(8) xx z) - (color(red)(8) xx 3) =>`

`8z - 24`