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5 Morgan sees a different way to evaluate 0.50 X (24 + 8). She finds half of 24 and half

of 8 and then adds those numbers together. Why does her method work?

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Answer:

This is becuase of the distributive property.

Explanation:

Distributive property= 0.50 X (24+8) is the same as 0.50 X 24 + 0.50 X 8.

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