Use the distributive property to write the sum as a product.
-15 · 1 + 15 ·y
A)(15 + 15y)
B)15(1 + y)
C)(15y)
D)16(y)

Name: Use the distributive property to write the sum as a product. -15 · 1 + 15 ·y A)(15 + 15y) B)15(1 + y) C)(15y) D)16(y)
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Using the distributive property, we can write the sum as follows: 
15(1+y) 
This is equivalent to option B, 15(1+y). To use the distributive property, we can factor out 15 from both terms:

15(1 + y)

Use the Distributive Property to Write the Sum as a Product