Identify the property illustrated by the expression.
-$- 5 ( 7 + 9 ) = - 5 \cdot 7 + ( - 5 ) \cdot 9$
A) associative property of addition
B) associative property of multiplication
C) commutative property of multiplication
D) distributive property

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This expression illustrates the distributive property, which allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis separately.

Identify the Property Illustrated by the Expression −5(7+9)=−5⋅7+(−5)⋅9- 5 ( 7 + 9 ) = - 5 \cdot 7 + ( - 5 ) \cdot 9−5(7+9)=−5⋅7+(−5)⋅9

Identify the Property Illustrated by the Expression $- 5 ( 7 + 9 ) = - 5 \cdot 7 + ( - 5 ) \cdot 9$