Question

Five friends each buy a shirt that cost x dollars and a pair of shoes that cost $24.00. Write an expression to show how much total money they spent. Then rewrite the expression using the distributive property

Answer 1

5x + 120 = 5(x + 24)

Explanation:

5(x + 24) You take the 5 and mulitply it with the X write the addition sign and then take the 5 and mulitply it with the 24 which is 120.

5x + 120