Choose which best explains the distributive property.

a property of the real numbers that states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the value
a property of the real numbers that states that how numbers are grouped in a sum or product does not change the value
a(b + c) = ab + ac, or a(b - c) = ab - ac

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2