Answer:
8 (see process below)
Explanation:
We want to find 144/18 using the distributive property.
Note that 144 = 2(72) and 18 = 2(9), so that:
144 2(72) 72
------ = ---------- or -----
18 2(9) 9.
If you recognize immediately that 72/9 = 8, write your answer as 8. Otherwise, follow the same procedure to simplify this quotient:
3(24)
--------- = 24/3 = 8
3(3)