Question

solve the equation 4(p + 5) = 21.
what property can you use to rewrite the equation without parentheses?
the distributive property
what is another way to remove the parentheses?
? ? on both sides.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

To remove parentheses another way, we can use division. The equation is \(4(p + 5)=21\). If we divide both sides by 4, we can isolate the term with parentheses.

Step2: Perform the operation

Divide both sides of the equation \(4(p + 5)=21\) by 4. So we have \(\frac{4(p + 5)}{4}=\frac{21}{4}\), which simplifies to \(p + 5=\frac{21}{4}\), thus removing the parentheses.

Answer:

The first blank: Divide, The second blank: 4