Question

Fill in the blank :

$6\times [-5-$ $.....]=6\times (-5)-6\times (-17)$

• A. $6$
• B. $(-5)$
• C. $(-17)$
• D. $17$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $(-17)$

$a\times (b-c)=(a\times b)-(a\times c)$ is the distributive property over subtraction for integers.
$\therefore$ Conversely,
$6\times (-5)-6\times (-17)=6\times \left[\right(-5)-(-17\left)\right]$.