SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem? I need to use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the following expression. I then need to simplify the result if poss

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Question 53243: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the following expression. I then need to simplify the result if possible.
1/4(20 + 16)
Thanks,
Sher
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi Sher:
%281%2F4%29%2820%2B16%29
%281%2F4%29%2820%29%2B%281%2F4%29%2816%29
20%2F4%2B16%2F4
5%2B4
9
Happy Calculating!!!