Question

Which Expression can be written as 9 x (12+7)
A:9+(12+7)
B:(9+12) x (9+7)
C:9 x 12+7
D: (9 x 12)+ (9+7)

Answer 1

Is D supposed to be (9 x 12) + (9 x 7) instead of (9 + 7)?

Answer 2

The answer choices you have right now suggests that they're looking for the distributive property.

Answer 3

Do you know what that is?

Answer 4

Yea @smantha_

Answer 5

Great. So how would you distribute the equation 9(12+7) ?

Answer 6

So add to each side? @TheChancellor

Answer 7

You multiply 9 to each of the numbers in the parentheses. So (9*12) + (9*7)

Answer 8

Thank you @TheChancellor

Answer 9

No problem. Good luck ^.^