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what number completes the following equation  
8x(40+7)=(8x?)+(8x7)


Sagot :

First do anything in the parentheses like 40+7=47 then take 47 multiply 8 which = 376 then 8 multiply by 7= 56 after that take 376 + 56 = 432

432 IS YOUR ANSWER

The missing number is 40.

Complete equation: [tex]8\times(40+7)[/tex] [tex]= (8\times 40)+( 8\times 7)[/tex]

Given:

[tex]8\times(40+7)=(8\times?)+(8\times7)[/tex]

To find:

The missing number that completes the given equation.

According to the distributive property,

[tex]a\times (b+c)=( a\times b) +(a\times c)[/tex]

Comparing left-side , we have

a= 8, b =40 and c =7

So, by using distributive property, we get

[tex]8\times(40+7)[/tex] [tex]= (8\times 40)+( 8\times 7)[/tex]

Therefore, the missing number is 40.

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