Question

Use the distributive property to express 30 + 75

Answer 1

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Answer 2

15(2+5).

Explanation:

A way to see distributive property is applying common factor. In this case we have that 30 and 75 are multiples of 15, so we can factor 15 as follows:

15 as a factor of the expression and within parentheses the division of numbers by our common factor.

30+75 = 15(2+5).

15(2+5)= 15*2+15*5 = 30+75.