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Visualize distributive property

Problem

Evaluate.
Hint: Use the image to help break 7×4 up into two expressions.
A tape diagram divided into 7 equal parts. Each part is labeled 4. A curved bracket above the tape diagram is labeled 7 times 4. The first 5 parts are shaded purple and a curved bracket below them is labeled with a question mark. The last 2 parts are shaded green and a curved bracket below them is labeled with a question mark.
7×4=( 
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
×4)+(2×4)
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