Question

Which expressions show how 6 • 45 can be rewritten using the distributive property?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A. 6 • 40 + 6 • 5
B. 6 • 40 − 6 • 5
C. 6 • 50 – 6 • 5
D. 6 • 50 + 5

Answer 1

The distributive property is
a(b+c)=ab+ac

you have 6(45)
I guess what is means is to write this in ab+ac form...
so first rewrite 45 as a sum (try to look at your choices for a hint in to what sum you are to write it as)

Answer 2

You can also write as a difference

Answer 3

The answer is C

Answer 4

that is incorrect

Answer 5

what about A?

Answer 6

Why are the answers being given?

Answer 7

No it's not 6 times 50 is 300 and 6 times 5 is 30

Answer 8

Next using the ORDER OF OPERATION you will do 300 - 30 and you get 270 which is 6 times 45

Answer 9

but that is not using the distributive property formula

Answer 10

if you look carefully there are 2 correct options

Answer 11

You don't need to use distributive property @calculusxy look at the problem again

Answer 12

Wait my bad @calculusxy sorry I wasn't paying attention

Answer 13

no problem

Answer 14

you have to break down the number 45

Answer 15

@deadpool123 your problem isn't making any sense?

Answer 16

well you can use the distributive property to answer this
the choices are in this form ab+ac
except only choices that have this form are A,B, and C.

Now I'm not saying all of these will work. I'm just saying they all have the form ab+ac form.

ab+ac can be written as a(b+c)


so you have 6(45)

The trick is to rewrite 45 as a sum or a difference using the numbers in the choices that do work.

Then use distributive property once you have written 45 as a sum and/or difference.