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Homework Help: Adding & Subtracting Expressions

Posted by Chico on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 11:01pm.

How do I use the distributive property to show that the following is a true statement?
8.5m + 1.3m = 9.8m

• Adding & Subtracting Expressions - MathMate, Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:52am

  Distributive property:
  ac + bc = (a+b)c
  
  a=8.5
  b=1.3
  c=m
  Substitute.
  

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