Use the distributive property to clear parentheses

18z + 24

Step-by-step explanation:

The distributive property is the multiplication of the number outside the parenthesis with the numbers inside.

All you need to do to solve this is to multiply 6 with 3z, and 6 with 4.

6 × 3 = 18 =

18z

6 × 4 = 24

Put them together:

18z + 24

Another way to do this:

the final amount you will pay is $68.04.

the tip is determined by the pre-tax amount, so we calculate the tip based on the original bill, not after we've added sales tax.

to find the tip:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we multiply that by 18.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 18 = 9.72

tip = 9.72$

to find the tax:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we can multiply that by 8 to get 8%.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 8 = 4.32

tax= 4.32

now we can add the tip and tax to the bill to get our total.

54 + 9.72 + 4.32 = 68.04

total: $68.04

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