Question

use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.
-7(-v - 5 + y²)

Explanation:

Step1: Distribute -7 to -v

$\boldsymbol{-7 \times (-v) = 7v}$

Step2: Distribute -7 to -5

$\boldsymbol{-7 \times (-5) = 35}$

Step3: Distribute -7 to $y^2$

$\boldsymbol{-7 \times y^2 = -7y^2}$

Step4: Combine all terms

$\boldsymbol{7v + 35 - 7y^2}$

Answer:

$7v + 35 - 7y^2$