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How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and evaluate #(3+8)15#?

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Jan 29, 2017

First, using the distributive property, multiply each term within the parenthesis by #color(red)(15)#:

#(3 + 8)color(red)(15) -> (3 xx color(red)(15)) + (8 xx color(red)(15)) -> 45 + 120 -> 165#

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