Question

Which statement illustrates the distributive property?

3 (4 + 5) = 3 (4) + 5
3 (4 + 5) = 3 (4) + 3 (5)
3 left-bracket (4) (5) right-bracket = 3 (4) + 3 (5)
3 left-bracket (4) (5) right-bracket = Left-bracket 3 (4) right-bracket + Left-bracket 3 (5) Right-bracket

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

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Answer 2

B. 3(4 + 5) = 3(4) + 3(5)

3 left-bracket (4) (5) right-bracket = 3 (4) + 3 (5)

3 left-bracket (4) (5) right-bracket = Left-bracket 3 (4) right-bracket + Left-bracket 3 (5) Right-bracket

Explanation:

Distributive property of multiplication over addition:

a(b + c) = ab + ac

You have

3(4 + 5), so following the pattern above, you should get:

3(4 + 5) = 3(4) + 3(5)