Asked by tt

How could you correctly rewrite the equation 4(10+5)=6(12-2)
using the distributive property?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the distributive property a(b±c) = ab ± ac:

4(10+5) = 4·10 + 4·5
6(12-2) = 6·12 - 6·2

So the equation becomes
4·10 + 4·5 = 6·12 - 6·2,

which simplifies to 40 + 20 = 72 - 12, and 60 = 60.