Question

Amanda worked 27 hours each week for 4 weeks, and then she worked 32 hours each week

for the next 4 weeks. She used the distributive property to help her mentally compute her total
hours worked. Which of the following equations shows the correct use of the distributive property?

Answer 1

You just have to follow the rules of distribution

Explanation:

Answer 2

Follow the rules of distribution:

xa + xb = x(a+b)

4(27.5) + 4(32.5) = 4(27.5 + 32.5)