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Distributive Property

Use the distributive property to evaluate or simplify the expression. 

1. $-6(-4+9)$

2. $5(b-3)$

3. $-2(-5-4)$

4. $-12(b-8)$

5. $4(2m-3)$

6. $-3(6-2r)$

7. $-1(3w-4)$

8. $2(-p+4)$

9. $-5(11-3)$ 

10. $-2(-2n+1)$ 

11. $4(z-3)=4$

12. $-7(x+2)=7$

13. $\dfrac{1}{2}(w-3)=\dfrac{-3}{2}$

14. $5(3w-2)=5$

15. $10(3x+2)=5$

16. $.5(1-4y)=2$

17. $7(5 +(-8x))=91$

18. $\dfrac{3}{4}(2x+\dfrac{2}{3})=4$

19. $15(2w+\dfrac{1}{3}w)=-70$

20. $\dfrac{3}{2}(\dfrac{1}{2}r-6)=\dfrac{r}{4}-5$