Question

Mr. Rijo bought 49 bags of soil one week and 28 bags of soil the next week. Which expression correctly applies the

distributive property to show equivalent expressions for the number of bags of soll he bought?
49 + 28 = 4(7 + 7)
59 + 28 - (7)(7) + (14)(2))
19 + 28 - (7)(14) + (7)(7)
49 + 28 - 7(7+ 4)

Answer 1

49 + 28 = 7(7 + 4)

Explanation:

49 bags of soil one week

28 bags of soil the next week

49 + 28 bags of soil purchased in total

Find the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of 49 and 28.

49/7 = 7

28/7 = 4 (GCF is 7 since it is the largest number that can divide both 49 and 28 equally)

Factor out the GCF + rewrite division above (optional for visualization)

49/7 = 7 -> 49 = 7 * 7

28/7 = 4 -> 28 = 7 * 4

49 + 28 = 7(7 + 4)

Let me know if you have any questions!