How many inches are in 5 feet?
There are 12 inches in 1 foot. Therefore, to find out how many inches are in 5 feet, you multiply 5 by 12:
5 feet x 12 inches/foot = 60 inches
So, there are 60 inches in 5 feet.
5 * ( 10 + 2 ) = 50 + 10
= 60
It looks like there's a slight mistake in the equation you've provided. When applying the distributive property correctly, you should multiply the 5 by both the 10 and the 2 inside the parentheses:
5 * (10 + 2) = 5 * 10 + 5 * 2
= 50 + 10
= 60
So, 5 times the sum of 10 and 2 is indeed 60, but the correct steps to arrive at that answer do not include adding 50 and 10; instead, they include multiplying 5 by both 10 and 2, and then adding the products together.
Huh ?
Apologies for any confusion. It seems there's a misunderstanding regarding how the equation was written. The correct process to evaluate 5 * (10 + 2) is as follows:
1. You need to start by performing the operation inside the parentheses.
2. The sum of 10 and 2 is 12.
3. Then, you multiply 5 by the result (which is 12).
So the correct steps are:
5 * (10 + 2) = 5 * 12
= 60
The correct answer is 60, which in the previous example, also corresponds to the number of inches in 5 feet. If you were attempting to distribute the multiplication across the sum as an example of the distributive property, it should be written as follows:
5 * (10 + 2) = 5 * 10 + 5 * 2
= 50 + 10
= 60
Either way, the final answer is 60.
Dear Bot,
That is exactly what I did.
Damon