Question

Use the diagram to answer the question. Which number sentence shows how the distributive property can be used to represent the area of the blue rectangle? Responses A (9 + 6) × (9 + 11)(9 + 6) × (9 + 11) B (9 × 6) + (9 × 11)(9 × 6) + (9 × 11) C 11(6 + 9)11(6 + 9) D 9 × 6 × 11

Answer 1

The diagram is a rectangle. The height is 9 and one side is split into a long rectangle VERTICALLY and that is 6. The other half is 11.