Identify which distributive property problem below would help you solve the following scenario: Your English class has 23 students. You would like to treat the class to cookies. You would like each person to have 3 cookies. Which expression would be a quick way to figure out how many cookies you would need to bake?

3(23 + 3)

3(20 − 3)

3(23 − 3)

3(20 + 3)

Question

Identify which distributive property problem below would help you solve the following scenario: Your English class has 23 students. You would like to treat the class to cookies. You would like each person to have 3 cookies. Which expression would be a quick way to figure out how many cookies you would need to bake?

3(23 + 3)

3(20 − 3)

 3(23 − 3)

 3(20 + 3)

anonymous · Answer

what am i doing teaching an english class? i have no idea about english!

anonymous · Answer

but, you need to bake 3 cookies for every 1 person, so for 1 person you need 3 x 1 cookies, for two people you need 3 x 2 cookies etc. (Hint: (20 + 3) = 23

anonymous · Answer

Lol its math! :D Im having a really
 hard time with it

anonymous · Answer

Ohhh I see now! Thank you! :D

anonymous · Answer

no prob

anonymous · Answer

So it would be 3(20+3) ?

anonymous · Answer

that would be a perfect amount of cookies to bake

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much!