Question

Josiah used the distributive property to simplify the multiplication problem 9 × 4.7. Which of the following statements best describes his work?

9 × 4.7

9 × (4 + 0.7)

(9 × 4) + (9 × 0.7)

36 + (9 × 0.7)

36 + 0.63

36.63

He did everything correctly.
He didn't use the distributive property correctly.
He added 36 and 0.63 incorrectly.
He multiplied 9 and 0.7 incorrectly.

Answer 1

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