Eric has swim practice 12 days each month. Every practice is 3 hours. He used the distributive property to find how many hours he swims each month. Choose the answer that explains if Eric solved the equation correctly or incorrectly.
3 x 12 = 3 x (6 + 6)
= (3 x 6) + (3 x 6)
= 18 + 18
= 36
Eric solved the equation incorrectly, because he broke the 3 into 2 + 1 and then distributed the 6.
Eric solved the equation incorrectly, because he broke the 12 into 6 + 3 and then distributed the 3.
Eric solved the equation correctly, because he broke 3 into 2 + 1 and then distributed the 6.
Eric solved the equation correctly, because he broke 12 into 6 + 6 and then distributed the 3.