Question

Mr. Rosenberger asked his students to use the distributive property to rewrite the expression 18 (24) by using friendlier numbers. The table below shows the expressions that four students created.

Expressions Created by Students
Student
Expression
Aaron
10 + 8 times 4 + 20
Brian
10 + 8 (4 + 20)
Cece
18 (4 + 6)
Diana
18 (4 + 20)

Which student’s expression is equivalent to 18(24)?
Aaron
Brian
Cece
Diana

Answer 1

Diana

Step-by-step explanation:

18*24=432

Aaron : 10+8*4+20=10+32+20=62

Brian : 10+8*(4+20)=10+32+160=202

Cece : 18*(4+6)=18*10=180

Diana : 18*(4+20)=18*24=432