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Explain how to use the distributive property to find the product (3) 4 1/5


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Answer:

Rewrite 3 ( 4 1 /5 ) as 3 ( 4 + 1 5 ) . Distribute the 3 to get 3(4) + 3 ( 1 /5 ) . Multiply to get 12 + 3 /5 . Then add to get 12 3 /5

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Answer:


(63)/(5)

Explanation:

Given expression:

(3) 4
(1)/(5)

The distributive law is mostly applied to multiplication and division which helps to expand a parentheses;

4
(1)/(5) can be written as
(21)/(5)

Now;

(3)
(21)/(5)

With distributive property, we simply multiply the two terms;

3 x
(21)/(5) =
(63)/(5)

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