Question

The spring sale at a local store advertises one price for all items in a particular department. You buy 5 small pots and q packages of seeds for 3 dollars each. An expression for the total cost of your purchases is 3​(5+q​). Use the Distributive Property to write an expression equivalent to 3​(5+q).

Answer 1

3*(5 + q) = 15 + 3*q

Explanation:

The distributive property is:

A*(B + C) = A*B + A*C

We know that you buy 5 small pots and q packages of seeds for $3 each.

And we know that the equation that models the cost is:

3*(5 + q)

Now we can simply apply the distributive property to rewrite this expression as:

3*(5 + q) = 3*5 + 3*q = 15 + 3*q

So the equivalent expression is: 15 + 3*q