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Equivalent expressions and the distributive property is what this lesson is on

Equivalent expressions and the distributive property is what this lesson is on-example-1
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Take into account that the total area of the two rooms are:

A = 28 + 63 = 91

You can notice that the following expressions also result in 91:

7(4 + 9) = 7(13) = 91

7*4 + 7*9 = 28 + 63 = 91

Then, the answer is:

7(4 + 9)

7*4 + 7*9

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