SOLUTION: (7x + 4x) + (11 + 10) is an examle of which associative distributive or commutative ? i believe it is distribution am i correct?

Question 585942: (7x + 4x) + (11 + 10)
is an examle of which associative distributive or commutative ? i believe it is distribution am i correct?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of (7x + 4x) + (11 + 10) as 1(7x + 4x) + 1(11 + 10) which becomes 1*7x+1*4x + 1*11 +1*10 and that simplifies to 7x+4x+11+10

So you are correct, this is the distributive property in action.
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