Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite and evaluate `7(13+12)`?

Answer 1

`7(13 + 12) => (7 xx 13) + (7 xx 12) => 91 + 84 => 175`

Explanation:

Expand the terms within the parenthesis by multiplying each by `7`:

`7(13 + 12) => (7 xx 13) + (7 xx 12) => 91 + 84 => 175`