Question

Tamara said the Distributive Property was used to write 21x + 56xy as an equivalent expression, 7(3x + 8y). Is she correct? Explain.

Answer 1

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`\huge\textbf{Question reads..}`

`\large\text{Tamara said the distributive property was used to write 21x + 56xy}\\\\\large\text{as an equivalent expressio, 7(3x + 8y). Is she correct? Explain.}`

`\huge\textbf{Let us solve for the equation she came}\\\\\huge\textbf{up with to see if she is correct or not:}`

`\large\text{7(3x + 8y)}}\\\\\large\text{= 7(3x) + 7(8y)}\\\\\large\text{= 21x + 56y}`

`\huge\textbf{Based on the information we have}\\\\\huge\textbf{gathered, we have reached your answer:}`

`\large\text{Is she correct? The answer is \boxed{\bf no}}\large\text{ they are NOT}\ \boxed{\large\text{\bf because 7(3x + 8y) result}}}\\\\\large{\boxed{\textbf{is equal to 21x + 56y, if she wanted to find the equation that gave}}}\\\large\boxed{\textbf{us 21x + 56xy, she should have written 7x(8y + 3)}}`

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