Question

Fill in the blank.
12 x (10 + __ ) = 12 x __ + 12 x 85

• A. 10, 85
• B. 85, 10
• C. 12, 10
• D. 85, 12

Answer 1

The correct option is B 85, 10

Given,
12 x (10 + __ ) = 12 x __ + 12 x 85
The distributive property states that
a x (b + c) = a x b + a x c

By comparing the given equation with the above equation.
We get ,
$12\times (10+\underset{–}{85})=12\times \underset{–}{10}+12\times 85$