Which of the following uses the distributive property correctly?

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x - 3 · 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 3 · 5

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Katie

Mathematics

11 October, 06:25

Which of the following uses the distributive property correctly?

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x - 3 · 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 3 · 5

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Leonard Wolfe · Answer 1

The third choice is the correct one because 3 time x equals 3x and 3 times 5 equals 15 so when you distribute that equation out u will get answer choice 3

Emma Yates · Answer 2

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 3 · 5

The 3 is multiplying both of the factors, making is a distributive process!

A tip to remember what distributive property means, think of it a Distributing the 3 to each factor in the parentheses.

Which of the following uses the distributive property correctly?3 (x + 5) = 3 · x - 3 · 53 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 53 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 3 · 5

Which of the following uses the distributive property correctly?

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x - 3 · 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 5

3 (x + 5) = 3 · x + 3 · 5