Question

Dominique wants to use the distributive property to mentally find the value of

15⋅37+15⋅63.

Which expression can she use?

Answer 1

She can use

15(37+ 63)

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

15(37 + 63)

Explanation:

Given

Expression: 15⋅37+15⋅63.

The distributive property lets you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products.

This means that to get the right value of the expression, we have to factorize it.

By factoriing 15⋅37+15⋅63

1st, we look for the common factor. In this case it is 15..

If you divide 15*37 by 15 you're left with 37.

Similarly if 15*63 is divided by 15, the result is 63.

So,

15⋅37+15⋅63. = 15(37 + 63) using the distributive property