Question

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Deb is saving $54 per month to buy a new camera. Use the Distributive Property to mentally find how much she has saved after 7 months. Explain.

Answer 1

each month she saves $54

so in 7 months she saves 7(54) = $378

Answer 2

okay thank you hobolos

Answer 3

glad to help :)

Answer 4

wait but ur suppose to use the distributive property

Answer 5

is it 12 (54+7)
????

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

thatll yield a whole different number

Answer 8

oh kay so then wut's da correct answer?

Answer 9

well i cant find another way than what i posted!!
i think thats it just 7(54)

Answer 10

7(54) = $378

Answer 11

but it is suppose to be the distributive property way it says in problem

Answer 12

if you really wanna distribute you can do this

7(a+b+c)

where a b c ad up to 54 :P

Answer 13

what?000000000

Answer 14

oops

Answer 15

7(50+2+2)=350+14+14=378

Answer 16

as you can see 7*5 is easy it is 35 just add a 0 to end 350.
2*7 is 14 so it is just

350+14+14

Answer 17

uhm okay but i don't really gert it

Answer 18

get

Answer 19

lol :) well i think your problem is as simple as it gets no need for distributive property :)

Answer 20

7(54) = $378

in fact is right you distributed the 7 to the 54 :)

Answer 21

oh kay so do i just stick with the first one that you said that equals to 3 hundred sumthing dollars right?

Answer 22

ohokay thanks so

Answer 23

stick to first one :)