Question

What should your brain immediatelythink when it sees5(11 + 4y)

Answer 1

Distributive Property , I need to multiply!

Explanation

$5(11+4y)$

Step 1

to find the value of y, you need isolate it

to do that, you will have to eliminate the parenthesis, you can remove it using

THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY

$\begin{gathered} a(b+c)=ab+ac \\ \end{gathered}$

Step 2

then

$5(11+4y)=5\cdot11+5\cdot4y=55+20y$

I hope this helps you.