Jo thinks that because 10 x 10= 100 and 2*5= 10 she should be able to calculate 12×15 by adding 100+10, use  distributive property to explain to jo that although  that is not correct her calculation can be a correct way to calculate 12×15

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Jo thinks that because 10 x 10= 100 and 2*5= 10 she should be able to calculate 12×15 by adding 100+10, use  distributive property to explain to jo

that although  that is not correct her calculation can be a correct way to calculate 12×15

 

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