As a purchasing manager, you use the expression ${}100(0.3 + 0.25q)$ to calculate the total budget needed for a bulk order of employee training kits, where $q$ represents the number of optional workbooks added to each kit. Which of the following shows this expression correctly simplified using the distributive property?

A purchasing agent uses the expression ${}100(0.3 + 0.25q)$ to calculate the total budget for 100 specialized toolkits, where $q$ represents the number of optional upgrades per kit. When simplified using the distributive property, the expanded expression is ____.

A manufacturing manager uses the expression ${}100(0.3 + 0.25q)$ to calculate the total time (in minutes) for 100 production batches, where $q$ is the number of quality checks per batch. Match each part of the distributive property simplification with its correct name, value, or description.

A manager is simplifying the expression ${}100(0.3 + 0.25q)$ to calculate the total cost for 100 specialized toolkits. True or False: To simplify this expression using the distributive property, the manager must multiply both the term ${}0.3$ and the term ${}0.25q$ by 100.

Recalling the Distributive Property in Procurement