Use the distributive property to write the following expression equivalent form 6×10+25

Question

distributive property

Answer 1

6(10)+25 = 5[6(2) + 5] = 5(12 + 5) = 5(17) = 5(10+7) = 50 + 35 = 85

 

Note that I changed the multiplication "cross" symbol because, in Algebra, letter x often represents a variable.