Evaluate using properties: (a) -42 × (36 + 14) (b) 148 × 99 - (-148) × 1
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(a) -42 × (36 + 14) Using the distributive property, we can simplify the expression inside the parentheses first: -42 × 50 Now we can use the commutative property to rearrange the factors: 50 × (-42) Show more…
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