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How do you use the distributive property to find 15(21/3)?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

#15(21/3)=105#

Make it simple:

#15(21/3)#

Any whole number has a denominator of #1#.

#15/1xx21/3#

Make it simple.

#(15xx21)/(1xx3)#

Make it simple.

#315/3#

Diminish.

#105#

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

#105#

We can rewrite #15# as #15/1#, which gives us

#(15/1)*(21/3)#

Let's multiply straight across next to obtain

#315/3#, which simplifies to #105#.

I hope this is useful.

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Answer 3

Jameson Allen

To use the distributive property to find (15 \times \left(\frac{21}{3}\right)), you distribute the 15 to both terms inside the parentheses:

(15 \times \left(\frac{21}{3}\right) = 15 \times \frac{21}{15} = \frac{15 \times 21}{3})

(= \frac{315}{3} = 105)

So, (15 \times \left(\frac{21}{3}\right) = 105).

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