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Which shows how the distributive property can be used to evaluate 7x8 4/5?

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Answer:

61 3/5

Explanation:

we realize that 8 4/5 can be written as [8 + (4/5)]

hence 7 x 8 4/5

= 7 x [8 + (4/5)]

= 7 [8 + (4/5)] (use the distributive property, see attached for reference)

= 7(8) + 7(4/5)

= 56 + 28/5 (convert 28/5 into mixed fraction)

= 56 + 5 3/5

= 61 3/5 (answer)

Which shows how the distributive property can be used to evaluate 7x8 4/5?-example-1
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