Question

theresa is panning on making a fleece blanket for her nephew. she learns that the fabric she wants to use is $7.99 per yard. find the total cost of 4 yards of fabric. justify your answer by using the distributive property

Answer 1

Rename $7.99 as $8.00 – $0.01. Then use the Distributive Property. Multiply. Then subtract.

4($8.00-$0.01)=4($8.00)-4($0.01)
=$31.96




Theresa will pay $31.96 for 4 yards of fabric.