How do you simplify $9 (- 2 c) (3 d)$ $9(-2c)(3d)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-28T14:37:08

See the entire simplification process below:

First, rewrite the expression to group common terms, in this case constants and variables:

$(9 \times - 2 \times 3) (c d) \to$ $(9 xx -2 xx 3)(cd) ->$

Now, multiply constants and combine with the variables:

$(- 18 \times 3) (c d) \to$ $(-18 xx 3)(cd) ->$

$- 54 (c d) \to$ $-54(cd) ->$

$- 54 c d$ $-54cd$

How do you simplify 9(−2c)(3d)9(-2c)(3d)?