Which could be used to evaluate the expression negative 6 times open paren 4 and 2 thirds close paren ?

The distributive property says that multiplying a number by a sum means multiplying it by each addend, then adding the products. Since 4 2/3 is 4 + 2/3, negative 6 × (4 + 2/3) can be written as (negative 6 × 4) + (negative 6 × 2/3). This matches choice A.

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