Question

Michael and his friends bought three packs of gum for $1.50 each and three bottles of fruit juice for $2 each. Use the distributive property to find the total cost.

Answer 1

Answer is 10.5


1. 3 x 1.50 = 4.5

2. 3x2= 6


3. 4.5 +6=10.5

Answer 2

Answer: ($1.50 x 3) + (3 x $2)
When they say distributive property it means they want you to break up the problem in parts. Hope this helps :]