How do you simplify 17g+g?
2 Answers
Nov 9, 2015
The answer would be 18g.
Explanation:
Multiplying is just shortened adding. 17g is adding g 17 times. So, adding g 17 times and then adding another g would be adding g 18 times, resulting in
Nov 9, 2015
Use the identity and distributivity properties of multiplication and addition to find:
17g+g=18g
Explanation:
Firstly using the multiplicative identity property of
g=1g
So:
17g+g=17g+1g
Then use the distributivity of multiplication over addition to find:
17g+1g=(17+1)g=18g