How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and evaluate $16 (4 \frac{1}{4})$ $16(4 1/4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-18T19:09:09

$68$ $68$

Remember that a fraction is actually the sum of two numbers - a whole number and a fraction.

$16 (4 \frac{1}{4})$ $16(4 1/4)$ can be written as $16 (4 + \frac{1}{4})$ $16 (4 +1/4)$

Using the distributive law gives 2 multiplications

$16 \times 4 + 16 \times \frac{1}{4}$ $16xx4 + 16xx1/4$

= $64 + 4$ $64 +4$

= $68$ $68$

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