Well they represent the same answer as the second expression is the distributive property of the first expression.
Step-by-step explanation:
4(3+x) is basically 4 • (3+x)since we are working with addition and multiplication you can use the distributive property. That can be written out as (4•3) + (4•x). If you wanted to simplify it even more then it could be written as (3+3+3+3) + (x+x+x+x)
1. Subtract the flat fee 1,200-700 =500 2. 500 is what just the band made. Divide that by .16 (16%) to get the total ticket amount... 500 divided by .16 = 3,125