Question

23 x [7+(-2)] = 23 X7 +23 X (-2)​

Answer 1

Answer:

LHS=23×(7+(-2))

=23×7+23(-2)

=RHS

Answer 2

Answer:

23(7–2) = 23*7 + 23* -2

I can tell you that, indeed, they are equal; you’ve literally expressed the same value in two separate ways, and thus, again, they are equal. But let’s go through the motions to illustrate it clearly.

23(7–2) = 23*7 + 23 * -2

Incidentally, the right side can be written as 23*7 - 23 *2

Perform the subtraction first, and then the multiplication left-to-right:

23(5) = 23*7 + 23 * -2

Multiply:

115 = 161 + -46

115 = 115

So the equation you posted is a true statement where the same value was expressed two different ways