Question

Adante begins to evaluate the expression 31/3 x 5 1/4 using the steps below. 3 1/3 x 5 1/4 3 1/3 x (5+1/4) (3 1/3 x 5) + (3 1/3 x 1/4) (3 + 1/3)(5) + (3 + 1/3)(1/4) Which could be his next step?

Answer 1

Adante's next step is to simplify and evaluate each term in the expression.

Step-by-step explanation:

To evaluate the expression 31/3 x 5 1/4, Adante has already applied the distributive property by multiplying the whole number with the fractions separately. His next step could be to simplify and evaluate each term in the expression. Let's break it down:

1. 3 + 1/3 can be simplified to 10/3
2. 5 can be written as 5/1
3. (10/3) x (5/1) can be multiplied together to get 50/3 as the final answer