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How can you use the Distributive Property to find the weekly price to commute by train four (4) times a week when a round-trip ticket costs $7.25?

Question 3020: A chef puts 2 3/4 tablespoons into a spice mixture in s soup. Parsley makes up 2/5 of the spice mixture. How many tablespoons of parsley are in the soup?
A) 1 3/8 tablespoons
B) 1 1/2 tablespoons
C) 1 5/8 tablespoons
D) 2 tablespoons

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Final answer:

To find the weekly price to commute by train 4 times at $7.25 per round-trip, multiply the number of trips by the price per trip, resulting in $29.00. For the chef's spice mixture, 2/5 of 2 3/4 tablespoons is 1 1/10 tablespoons, which is not listed among the choices provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

To use the distributive property to find the weekly price to commute by train four times a week when a round-trip ticket costs $7.25, you would multiply the cost of one round-trip ticket by the number of times you will take the train in a week. The distributive property allows you to multiply a sum by a number outside the parenthesis. For example:

4 (round-trips per week) × $7.25 (cost per round-trip ticket) = $29.00

Therefore, the weekly cost to commute by train four times a week is $29.00.

As for question 3020 regarding the chef and the spice mixture, if 2 3/4 tablespoons of spices were used and parsley makes up 2/5 of the spice mixture, you would calculate:

(2 3/4 tablespoons) × (2/5) = 11/4 × 2/5 = 11/10 = 1 1/10 tablespoons

Therefore, the correct answer is not listed among the choices. The actual amount of parsley in the soup is 1 1/10 tablespoons.

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