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Use the distributive property to simplify 45c+10d

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Final Answer:

5(9c + 2d)

In-depth explanation:

We're asked to simplify the expression 45c + 10d using the distributive property. However, it looks like the 5 has already been distributed to both terms, so we're going to use the reverse of the distributive property, i.e., factoring. We'll factor the expression 45c + 10d.

So what I'm going to do is I'm going to divide both terms by 5. I get 9c + 2d.

I put the 5 (the GCF of this binomial) outside the parentheses:

5(9c + 2d)

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i think this is correct:

5(9c + 2d)
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