∵Given: a-4+7a+11. Step one: a+ 7a-4 + 11
Step one uses either: A. Associative Property, B. Communative Property, Or C Distrubve Property.
The answer is 8a+7
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Jack lives on a farm and has a large backyard. the area of his rectangular backyard is of a square mile. if the width of the yard is of a mile, what fraction of a mile is the length of the rectangular backyard?

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