Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation - 2 (x 11) = - 2x-22

The Property shown here is the Distributive Property. When you use the Distributive Property you multiply the number on the outside of the parentheses by both of the numbers on the inside. In this example, you multiplied - 2 by x and - 11.

-2 (x - 11) = (-2 · x) (-2 · - 11) = - 2x - 22