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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-03

How do you use the distributive property to find the answer to 75 divided by 3?

Asked by twanookie

Answer (2)

To use the distributive property to find the answer of 75 divided by 3, you can rewrite the division problem as a multiplication problem using the distributive property.
75 divided by 3 can be written as 3 times the quotient of 75 divided by 3: 3 * (75/3).
Simplifying this expression, we get 3 * 25, which equals 75. Therefore, the answer to 75 divided by 3 is 25.

Answered by qwarrow | 2024-06-18

The distributive property allows us to simplify 75 divided by 3 by rewriting 75 as (60 + 15). After applying the property and calculating, we find that 75 divided by 3 equals 25.
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Answered by qwarrow | 2024-12-18