Question

Show how the distributive property of multiplication over addition can be used to solve the equation below.

-6 ⨉ (13.1) =

Answer 1

@phi

Answer 2

what does the square stand for?

Answer 3

What square?

Answer 4

there is a square btw -6 and parenthesis
is that supposed to be multiplication

Answer 5

is this what you wrote \[-6(13.1)\]

Answer 6

yeah.

Sorry my Mac just messed up the times symbol.

Answer 7

okay
then we can rewrite is \[-6\times (13+0.1)\]

Answer 8

agree?

Answer 9

ya

Answer 10

now we use what they asked us to do

Answer 11

multiplication distribution over addition

Answer 12

-6(13) + -6(0.01)?

Answer 13

-6(13)-6(0.1)
slight correction

Answer 14

yes, but it's 0.1 not 0.01

Answer 15

Oh yeah. typo.

Answer 16

then you are good :)

Answer 17

thanks :)

Answer 18

np!