Question

Brandon wants to use the Distributive Property to figure this problem out. What should be his next step?

Brandon's step so far: 8 × (10 + 7)

(8 × 10) + (8 × 7)
(8 + 10) × (8 + 7)
(8 × 10) + 7
10 + (8 × 7)

Answer 1

His next step would be:

(8 x 10) + (8 x 7)

Why?
Because when using the distributive property, you distribute the number outside of the parentheses to the numbers inside the parentheses, and in this case, we are multiplying so you will multiply 8 by both 10, and 7.

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