Question

Using distributive property 3/5 × -1/6 + 1/4 × 3/5

Answer 1

To solve this problem using the distributive property, you perform multiplication before addition:

Let's break this down:

3/5 × -1/6 = -3/30 or -1/10

and

1/4 × 3/5 = 3/20

Then you add the two results together:

-1/10 + 3/20

Before adding, you should get a common denominator. The common denominator between 10 and 20 is 20, so we will convert -1/10 to -2/20. Then:

-2/20 + 3/20 = 1/20.