Multiply.
-$$5 ( x + 9 )$$
A) $5 x + 45$
B) $x + 45$
C) $45 \mathrm { x }$
D) $5 x + 9$

Name: Multiply. -\[5 ( x + 9 )\] A) $5 x + 45$ B) $x + 45$ C) $45 \mathrm { x }$ D) $5 x + 9$
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Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by both terms in the parentheses. This gives:
$$5 ( x + 9 ) = 5x + 45$$
Therefore, the answer is choice A.

Multiply - 5(x+9)5 ( x + 9 )5(x+9) A) 5x+455 x + 455x+45

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- $5 ( x + 9 )$ A) $5 x + 45$