Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and evaluate `(4+5)6`?

Answer 1

`(4 + 5)color(red)(6) = (4 xx color(red)(6)) + (5 xx color(red)(6))`

and this equals: `54`

Explanation:

To use the distributive property we multiply each term within the parenthesis by `color(red)(6)`:

`(4 + 5)color(red)(6) = (4 xx color(red)(6)) + (5 xx color(red)(6)) = 24 + 30 = 54`