Question

Answer the question below, and then fill in the blanks if necessary.

Can the distributive property be used to rewrite
3 + (8 + 4) ?

Answer 1

acoording to the picture given, it is possible be cause there is a multiplication operation before the parenthesis.

Explanation:

distribut the 3 to each number in the parenthesis:

(3 * 8) + (3 * 4) = 24 + 12 = 36