Question

Madison and Tyler each wrote an expression that is equivalent to 14.1 (19.8 + 7.6). The expressions they created are shown in the table.

Expressions Madison and Tyler Created
Student
Expression
Madison
14.1 (7.6 + 19.8)
Tyler
14.1 (19.8) + 14.1 (7.6)

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

Took the test ;)

Answer 2

Answer: Tyler used the distributive property.

Explanation:

For the expression:

Madison wrote: which is by commutative property of addition.

The commutative property of addition says that , for a,b be any real number

Tyler wrote: which is by distributive propery.

The distributive property says that , for a,b,c be any real numbers.

Hence, the last option is correct.