Evan bought 6 batteries at $10 apiece and 6 batteries at $4 apiece. the total cost was the same as he would have spent buying 6 batteries at $14 apiece. So, (6x10) + (6x4) = 6x 14. Which property dose the equation illustrate

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Chickie

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14 April, 17:31

Evan bought 6 batteries at $10 apiece and 6 batteries at $4 apiece. the total cost was the same as he would have spent buying 6 batteries at $14 apiece. So, (6x10) + (6x4) = 6x 14. Which property dose the equation illustrate

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Serrano · Answer 1

6 * $10 + 6 * $4 = 6 * $14

It's the distributive law property - the formula is:

a * b + a * c = a * (b + c)

In this situation:

a = 6

b = 10

c = 4

And 6 * $10 + 6 * $4 = 6 * $14 is the same as 6 * $10 + 6 * $4 = 6 * ($10 + $4)