Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression

1/2(1/2y - 3/4)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To simplify the expression using the distributive property, you need to multiply each term inside the parentheses by 1/2 and then simplify.

1/2(1/2y - 3/4) = (1/2 * 1/2y) - (1/2 * 3/4)

Simplifying each term:
= 1/4y - 3/8

So, the simplified expression is 1/4y - 3/8.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To use the distributive property, we need to multiply the outer term (1/2) by each term inside the parentheses (1/2y and -3/4).

Applying the distributive property, we have:

1/2 * 1/2y + 1/2 * (-3/4)

Simplifying the multiplication, we get:

1/4y - 3/8

Therefore, the simplified expression using the distributive property is 1/4y - 3/8.