Posted by charlotte.skinner@uc.edu (202.156.2.130) on January 07, 2003 at 06:01:55:
In Reply to: The Distribution Property posted by on January 06, 2003 at 21:15:25:
Notice that 14.95 = 15-0.05, so 6(14.95) = 6(15 - 0.05)
By the distributive property, 6(15 - 0.05) = 6(15) - 6(0.05). Both of those products are easier to do in your head than the original calculation.