Evaluate the Expression: Finding the Value of 14X3

Question

Which expression is the exercise 14X3equal to?

00:05 Let's find the equivalent expression together.

00:09 We'll use an important tool called the distributive law.

00:14 Now, let's break it down. Think of fourteen as fifteen minus one.

00:19 We'll multiply each part, then subtract to simplify.

00:31 And that's how we solve this problem! Great job!

We begin by breaking down the 14 into a subtraction exercise:

$(15-1)\times3=$

Next we multiply each of the numbers inside of the parentheses by 3:

$(15\times3)-(1\times3)=$

We can already discard option A and option D since the solution must contain 15x3.

Lastly we solve the parenthesis on the right side of the equation and obtain the following:

$15\times3-3$

Therefore, the answer is C.

15X3 and we subtract 3