Using a Commutative Property You are going on a 400 mile bike trip. You plan to cycle at an average speed of 12 miles per hour for 7 hours per day. Can you complete the trip in 5 days? TOUR BIKING Example 1 SOLUTION Write a verbal model to find the total distance you can cycle in 5 days.
Using a Commutative Property Example = Substitute known values = Commutative property of multiplication 607 = Multiply 12 and = Multiply 60 and 7. ANSWER Because 400 miles is less than the 420 miles you can cycle in 5 days, you can complete the trip in 5 days.
Using a Commutative Property Example – 5416– Change subtraction to addition. = () – 54– Commutative property of addition = – () – Add 54 and 16. = – –– Add 70 and 45. = – 25 –
Guided Practice 1. for Examples 1 and 2 ANSWER yes Use a commutative property to evaluate the expression () –9 ANSWER – 900 WHAT IF? In Example 1, suppose you only want to bike for 6 hours a day at an average speed of 14 miles per hour. Can you complete the trip in 6 days?
Guided Practice for Examples 1 and 2 ANSWER 14 Use a commutative property to evaluate the expression – 137 – – ANSWER 54