Concept explainers
To justify:The properties or definitions that justify each step.
Answer to Problem 60WE
Associative property of addition, Associative property of multiplication, Distributive property
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
According to the associative property of addition, the sum of numbers remains the same regardless of how the numbers are grouped.
The associative property says that how you group numbers when adding or multiplying doesn't matter
In distributive property we expand the equation.Multiply (distribute) the first numbers of each set, outer numbers of each set, inner numbers of each set, and the last numbers of each set.
Solve the equation and simplify, if needed.
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