Why do you first combine like terms and then use the distributive property to solve 8(5x+9x+6)=160

Me. drysdale earned 906.25 in interest in one year on money that he had deposited in his local bank if the bank paid an interest rate of 6.25% how much money did mr. drysdale deposit

Thales was an ancient philosopher familiar with similar triangles. one story about him says that he found the height of a pyramid by measuring its shadow and his own shadow at the same time. if the person is 5-ft tall, what is the height of the pyramid in the drawing?

An ulcer medication has 300 milligrams in 2 tablets. how many milligrams are in 3 tablets?