You can state the distributive property of multiplication over addition algebraically by using variables: a. (b + c) = (a • b) + (ac)
The distributive property tells you that a (b + c) and (a. b) + (a • c) are equivalent algebraic expressions.
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Use the distributive property to write the following expression in an equivalent form: 3 • (5 + 25).
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2. Create an example based on making a purchase at a candy store to model the expression in question 1.