What is the solution to the equation?

7(5 + 9) = 7 · x + 7 · 9

A.
x = 1

B.
x = 5

C.
x = 7

D.
x = 9

Question

What is the solution to the equation?

7(5 + 9) = 7 · x + 7 · 9
 
 A.
x = 1
 
 B.
x = 5
 
 C.
x = 7
 
 D.
x = 9

hitaro9 · Answer

So first you're always going to want to do stuff that's inside the parenthesis first

So 7(5+9) = 7(14)

raffle_snaffle · Answer

add then multi.

hitaro9 · Answer

Now, there's nothing else on that side of the equation, so multiplying it out is pretty easy. 

98 =  7 · x + 7 · 9

raffle_snaffle · Answer

@Hitaro9 she doesn't want to solve the problem... She is expecting us to just give her the dang answer...

anonymous · Answer

No, I'm listening. Don't judge a book by its cover sir. >_<

raffle_snaffle · Answer

I don't have to judge...=P

hitaro9 · Answer

@Akayla do you actually have to do the dot product or just multiply?

anonymous · Answer

the dot is just another way of saying "multiplication" without doing the typical multiplication x