Identify the Property Illustrated by the Expression $- 5 ( 7 + 9 ) = - 5 \cdot 7 + ( - 5 ) \cdot 9$

question 91

Multiple Choice

Identify the property illustrated by the expression.
- $- 5 ( 7 + 9 ) = - 5 \cdot 7 + ( - 5 ) \cdot 9$

• A) associative property of addition
• B) associative property of multiplication
• C) commutative property of multiplication
• D) distributive property

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