Your friend applies the distributive property to multiplication and determines 2(3x5)=2(5).Write a paragraph explaining how you would convince your friend that you would convince your friend that he is incorrect.

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Your friend applies the distributive property to multiplication and determines 2(3x5)=2(5).Write a paragraph  explaining how you would convince your friend that you would convince your friend that he is incorrect.

amistre64 · Answer

We now that 3 x 5 = 15.  And 2(15) = 30.  if we try to distribute thru multiplication, we get: 2(3) x 2(5) = 6 x 10 = 60.  60 does not equal 30.