How do you use the distributive property to multiply #5(7.1)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-01T22:40:47

#5(7.1) = 35.5#

The distributive property comes in two forms:

Left distributive property:

#a(b+c) = ab+ac#

Right distributive property:

#(a+b)c = ac+bc#

We can use the left distributive property to find:

#5(7.1) = 5(7+0.1) = (5*7)+(5*0.1) = 35+0.5 = 35.5#