Question

tive property to evalu 23. 12(2.2) and 1\frac{1}{} cups of food

Explanation:

Step1: Rewrite 2.2 as sum

$2.2 = 2 + 0.2$

Step2: Apply distributive property

$12(2.2) = 12\times(2 + 0.2) = 12\times2 + 12\times0.2$

Step3: Calculate each product

$12\times2 = 24$, $12\times0.2 = 2.4$

Step4: Sum the two results

$24 + 2.4 = 26.4$

Answer:

26.4