SOLUTION: how do you use distributive property to solve 8x15 and 16x15 ?

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Question 836505: how do you use distributive property to solve 8x15 and 16x15 ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is "x"?
What is "and"?

Here is something more meaningful:
8%2A15%2B16%2A15, an expression which may be reformed as this:
2%2A2%2A2%2A15%2B2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A15
2%2A2%2A2%2A15%281%2B2%29, one way to use the distributive property;
highlight_green%28120%281%2B2%29%29
and then
120%2A3
highlight%28360%29