Distributing with Addition
22.5 x 3.3
74.25
m(2a - b)
2ma - mb
2247/7
321
2(a + 4)
2a + 8
c(a + b)
ca + cb
the property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac
the distributive property
41.6/0.64
65
3(7a - 12)
21a - 36
w(x - y)
wx - wy
exponents
3.25 x 1.5
4.875
Write an equivalent expression 4x-2y by doing the opposite of the distributive property.
HINT: your answer will have parenthesis.
2(2x-y)
(7y - 4)(6)
42y - 24
x(x - y)
x2 - xy
this is because x*x = x2
evaluating expressions
1.68/2.4
0.7