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3-81.
Find each of the following products by drawing and labeling a generic rectangle or by using the Distributive Property.
Make and label a generic rectangle.
Generic rectangle left edge
interior left blank
interior right blank
bottom left edge
bottom right edge
Fill in the boxes, and then add the boxes' labels together
Generic rectangle left edge
interior left
interior right
bottom left edge
bottom right edge
Distribute the
over each of the terms in the parentheses. Simplify.
Try using a generic rectangle to solve this problem.