Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
One student rewrote the expression 17 * 102 as 17(100 + 2). Then simplified to get the expression 1700 + 34.
a. Are the three expressions equivalent (17 * 102, 17(100 + 2), and 1700 + 34)?
Yes, they are.
Check your answer:
17 * 102 = 1734
17(100 + 2)
17(100) + 17 * 2
1700 + 34 = 1734
1700 + 34 = 1734
b. What property of numbers does this demonstrate?
This expression demonstrates the commutative and distributive properties of numbers.
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