Question

use the distributive property of multiplication over addition to simplify -2/5 X [3/8 -25]

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{ - 2}{5} \times ( \frac{3}{8} - 25 ) \\ = ( \frac{ - 2}{5} \times \frac{3}{8} ) - ( \frac{ - 2}{5} \times 25) \\ = ( \frac{ - 3}{20} ) - ( - 10 ) \\ = ( \frac{ - 3}{20} ) + 10 \\ = \frac{ - 3 + 200}{20} \\ = \frac{ 197}{20} \\ = 9 \frac{17}{20} \\ = 9.85$