Ella Grace bought 5 plants for her backyard for $20 each and 3 chairs for her firepit for $20 each. She used this expression to calculate the total amount she spent.
(5⋅20)+(3⋅20)
What is another expression to calculate the total amount spent?
5⋅(20+3)
(5+3)⋅20
(5+20)⋅(3+20)
5⋅20⋅3
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(5⋅20)+(3⋅20) expands to 5⋅20+3⋅20. We can factor out the common factor of 20 to get (5+3)⋅20. Therefore, the correct expression to calculate the total amount spent is (5+3)⋅20.
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