Jill says he did it wrong. He should have multiplied the bottom first (3 x 5) and then multiplied by the height. Explain to Jill

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riadik2000 [5.3K]

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Jill says he did it wrong. He should have multiplied the bottom first (3 x 5) and then multiplied by the height. Explain to Jill

why Jack's method works and is equivalent to her method.

Mathematics

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inna [77] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-22T21:16:52+03:00

inna [77]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Jack's method is equivalent because of the "law of commutative property", which means that multiplication problems have the same result no matter the order.

2x5 is the same as 5x2