Identify Properties of the Real Numbers
-$$- 7 ( 6 + 7 ) = - 42 + ( - 49 )$$
A) Distributive property of multiplication over addition
B) Associative property of multiplication
C) Associative property of addition
D) Commutative property of multiplication

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The distributive property of multiplication over addition is used here, as the multiplication of -7 is distributed over the addition of 6 and 7, resulting in -42 + (-49).

Identify Properties of the Real Numbers - −7(6+7)=−42+(−49)- 7 ( 6 + 7 ) = - 42 + ( - 49 )−7(6+7)=−42+(−49)

Identify Properties of the Real Numbers
- $- 7 ( 6 + 7 ) = - 42 + ( - 49 )$