Distributive Propery with FractionsI have several problems in this format and I don't know where to start. I understand the distributive property until I get to some fractions. The directions say write each fraction as a sum or difference. Here is an example of one of them: 2 m − 5 9 Any help is appreciated

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Distributive Propery with FractionsI have several problems in this format and I don&#039;t know where to start. I understand the distributive property until I get to some fractions. The directions say write each fraction as a sum or difference. Here is an example of one of them:                    2        m        −        5            9      Any help is appreciated

Braylon Perez · Accepted Answer

Another way to write            2      m      −      5        9  is      1    9    (  2  m  −  5  )From this it is much easier to see how the distributive property applies. We get      1    9    (  2  m  )  −      1    9    (  5  )  =            2      m        9    −      5    9

telegrafyx · Accepted Answer

2        m        −        5            9        =      1    9    (  2  m  −  5  )  =            2      m        9    −      5    9  You have distributed the fraction      1    9  in order to write the original expression as a difference.

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