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What you'll learn to do: Use the distributive property in different forms to simplify expressions<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_12917\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"Fresh-baked<\/a> Better count these fresh-baked cookies before they disappear![\/caption]\r\n\r\nSandy is making cookies for a bake sale to raise money for her volleyball team. She bakes three dozen chocolate chip cookies and four dozen peanut butter cookies.\u00a0When she gets to the bake sale to drop off her cookies, the organizer asks her how many cookies she's dropping off. Sandy knows that one dozen equals [latex]12[\/latex] cookies, so how can she figure out the total number of cookies she baked? In this section, you'll learn about the different ways we can calculate the total using\u00a0the distributive property.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started, take this readiness quiz.\r\n
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Readiness Quiz<\/h3>\r\n1)\r\n\r\nMultiply: [latex]3\\left(0.25\\right)[\/latex].\r\n\r\nSolution: [latex]0.75[\/latex]\r\n\r\n2)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]145332[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the following video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/RJ7uU9HbdqA\r\n\r\n3)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]144900[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review this video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/KMUCQ_Pwt7o\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: Use the distributive property in different forms to simplify expressions<\/h2>\n
\"Fresh-baked<\/a><\/p>\n

Better count these fresh-baked cookies before they disappear!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sandy is making cookies for a bake sale to raise money for her volleyball team. She bakes three dozen chocolate chip cookies and four dozen peanut butter cookies.\u00a0When she gets to the bake sale to drop off her cookies, the organizer asks her how many cookies she’s dropping off. Sandy knows that one dozen equals [latex]12[\/latex] cookies, so how can she figure out the total number of cookies she baked? In this section, you’ll learn about the different ways we can calculate the total using\u00a0the distributive property.<\/p>\n

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.<\/p>\n

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Readiness Quiz<\/h3>\n

1)<\/p>\n

Multiply: [latex]3\\left(0.25\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n

Solution: [latex]0.75[\/latex]<\/p>\n

2)<\/p>\n