Verify the property: a ×( b+c ) = ( a×b ) + ( a×c ) by taking a = 3/5 , b = -2 , c = 10/13

This is the distributive property

Step-by-step explanation:

You use the distributive property to allocate a number outside of the parentheses to inside the parentheses.

For this example, they distributed a to both b and c making it a*b + a*c

This will result in the same

3/5(-2 + 10/13) = 3/5*-2 + 3/5*10/13

3/5(-1.23..) = -6/5 + 30/65 (..= approx)

approximately- 0.74  = -0.74

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.