Question

An expression is shown. 12 x 9 + 7Rewrite the expression using the distributive property. a. (12 x 9 + 12) x 7b. 12 x (9+12) x 7c. 12(9+7) d. 9 x 12 + 7 x 12

Answer 1

You have the following expression:

12 x 9 + 12 x 7

by using the distributive property you obtain:

12 x 9 + 12 x 7 = 12(9 + 7)

in fact, when you apply distributive property again, you obtain 12x9 + 12x7

answer:

12(9 + 7)