Answer:
<u>The answer is 544. </u><em>The distributive property is a property that basically says that any number outside the parenthesis can be multiplied and distributed between all other numbers in the parentheses.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
17(11+21) = <em>[This is the given equation]</em>
17*11 + 17*21 <em>[I used the distributive property]</em>
187+357 <em>[I used a calculator for the sake of time, but I suggest when double digit multiplying, do it by paper.]</em>
= 544 <em>[The answer is 544.]</em>
The distributive property is a property that basically says that any number outside the parenthesis can be multiplied and distributed between all other numbers in the parentheses. An example is <em>w(x+y+z)</em>. <em>w(x+y+z)</em> can also be simplified to <em>(wx+wy+wz)</em> because w is being distributed between all variables in the parenthesis. You can also get rid of parenthesis after simplifying.
The distributive property is also used when doing 'F.O.I.L'.
Hope I helped!
