Question

Question Help

Mia has 28 stamps. Alex has 49 stamps, and Michael has 77 stamps. Use the GCF and the

Distributive Property to find the total number of stamps Mia, Alex, and Michael have.

Write each number as a product using the GCF as a factor, and apply the Distributive Property

28 +49 +77 = 0

(Use the operation symbols in the math palette as needed. Do not simplity)

3

More

Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer

Clear Al

C

1

remaining

Answer 1

a. Using the GCF and the Distributive Property to find the total number of stamps Mia, Alex, and Michael have:

28 + 49 + 77 = 154

= 7*4 + 7*7 + 7*11

= 7 (4 + 7 + 11)

= 7 (22)

= 154

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Number of stamps that Mia has = 28

Number of stamps that Alex has = 49

Number of stamps that Michael has = 77

GCF = 7

b) GCF = Greatest common factor. The distributive property shows that multiplying two numbers (factors) together will result in the same thing as breaking up one factor into two addends, multiplying both addends by the other factor, and adding together both products. The knowledge of GCF and the distributive property helps to change expressions from standard forms to factored forms.