SOLUTION: Use distributive property to write an equivalent expression

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Question 986104: Use distributive property to write an equivalent expression
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example:
The cost of a movie ticket is $ and the cost of a box of popcorn is $.
Write two equivalent expressions to find the total cost for a family of five to go to the movies if each member of the family gets a box of popcorn.
$ ..............use distributive property
$
so, the total cost is:$
we say $ is expression is equivalent to expression $

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