Question

Which statement is an example of the distributive property?

O 3+ (2)(15) = 3(2) + 3(15)
O 3(2 + 15) = 3 + 2(3) + 15
O 3(2 + 15) = 3(2) + 3(15)
O 312 + 15) = 3(2) + 15
What is the answer?

Answer 1

Third option

Explanation:

The distributive property of multiplication states that
`a(b+c)=a(b)+a(c)`, where
`a`,
`b`, and
`c` are any real numbers. Therefore, we just have to find the equation out of our options that is in the form
`a(b+c)=a(b)+a(c)`. The only equation out of our options that does so is the third option. In that equation,
`a=3`,
`b=2`, and
`c=15`. Hope this helps!