document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486144>Question 486144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my 10 year old understand Distributive Property. Can you explain the answer to 54 divided by 3 then maybe I will understand and can explain it to him.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #332352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=332352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 54 is 5 tens + 4 ones.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 / 3 is 1 ten with 2 tens left over.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 tens + 4 ones is 24 ones.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 / 3 = 8 (ones).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the answer is 1 ten and 8  DISABLED_event_ones=  18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that all the divisions are from the single digit mult table, so that using it and the distributive property (and power notation of numbers) is all one needs.<BR>\n" );
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