72 + 60 is expressed in distributive property as [tex]12 \times 6 + 12 \times 5 = 12(6+5)[/tex]
Solution:
We have to write 72 + 60 as distributive property
Let us understand about distributive property
The distributive property lets you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products
The distributive property can be generally expressed as follows:
ab + ac = a(b + c)
The given expression is:
72 + 60
We know that:
[tex]72 = 12 \times 6\\\\60 = 12 \times 5[/tex]
Therefore, the given expression can be written as:
[tex]72 + 60 = 12 \times 6 + 12 \times 5[/tex]
Taking 12 as a common factor and applying the above rule, we will reach the following expression:
[tex]12 \times 6 + 12 \times 5 = 12(6+5)[/tex]
Thus distributive property is applied
