help me demonstrate the distrubitive property
2006-08-21 13:30:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
15x+45y=15(x+3y)
2006-08-21 13:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15x + 45y = 15(x + 3y)
The common factor 15 is taken out from both the terms and represented as a multiplication of two terms. When the distributive property is apply to this, the original expression will be obtained.
2006-08-21 20:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both 15x and 45y have a 15 in common. Factor out the 15 and you get 15(x + 3y). The 15 can be distributed back in, in order to get the original equation.
2006-08-21 20:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by godmike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distributive Property
a(b + c)
= a(b) + a(c)
So factor.
15(x)+45(y)
=15(x+3y)
2006-08-21 20:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by starr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
15(x+3y)
2006-08-21 20:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋