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 $7 and the cost of a box of popcorn is $2.
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.
$5%2A%287%2B2%29 ..............use distributive property
$5%2A%287%2B2%29+=5%2A7%2B5%2A2=35%2B10=45
so, the total cost is:$45
we say $5%2A%287%2B2%29 is expression is equivalent to expression $45