Use the Distributive Property to Rewrite a Sum as a Product

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use the distributive property to rewrite a sum as a product or the product as a sum.
-5(b + r)

• A) 5b + r
• B) 5b + 5r
• C) 5br
• D) 5b - 5r

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Definitions:

Dehydration

A chemical reaction in which water is removed from a molecule, often leading to the formation of a double bond or a new compound.

Alcohols

Organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups attached to a carbon atom.

(R)-2-methyl-3-pentanol

A chiral organic compound specified by its configuration around the stereocenter as R (Rectus), indicating the spatial arrangement of its atoms.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the analysis without violating any constraints.