OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §1.1 Real Numbers: Algebra Essentials · Example 7 · Algebra · Expressions

Using Properties of Real Numbers

Use the properties of real numbers to rewrite and simplify each expression. State which properties apply.

ⓐ $3 \cdot 6 + 3 \cdot 4$
ⓑ $(5 + 8) + (- 8)$
ⓒ $6 - (15 + 9)$
ⓓ $\frac{4}{7} \cdot (\frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{7}{4})$
ⓔ $100 \cdot [0.75 + (- 2.38)]$

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §1.1 Real Numbers: Algebra Essentials · Example 7

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