Identify which distributive property problem below would help you solve the following scenario:
Your English class has 27 students. You would like to treat the class to cookies. You would like each person to have 3 cookies. Which expression would help you figure out how many cookies you would need to bake?

3(20 + 7)
3(27 + 3)
3(20 − 7)
3(27 − 3)

Question

Identify which distributive property problem below would help you solve the following scenario:
Your English class has 27 students. You would like to treat the class to cookies. You would like each person to have 3 cookies. Which expression would help you figure out how many cookies you would need to bake? 

3(20 + 7) 
3(27 + 3) 
3(20 − 7)
3(27 − 3)

theviper · Answer

First

theviper · Answer

Because we want to treat everyone 3 cookies:-
3*27

theviper · Answer

& therefore first is right :P

anonymous · Answer

Wait, distributive property is helping in here. So 3(20+7) doesn't that make it 3(20) and 3(7)?

gabylovesyou · Answer

the choices are already in distributive

gabylovesyou · Answer

i guess lol

theviper · Answer

3(20+7)
=3*27=81
by ur method
3(20)+3(7)
60+21
=81
:P

anonymous · Answer

Ah, right :P

theviper · Answer

27*3=81

theviper · Answer

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