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7.3 Exercise 119

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Explain how you can multiply 4($5.97)4 \left(\$\text{5}.\text{97}\right) without paper or a calculator by thinking of $5.97\$\text{5}.\text{97} as 6−0.036 - 0.03 and then using the distributive property.

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 7.3 Distributive Property, exercise 119

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