Consider the sum 36+45 . use the distributive property to rewrite the sum as the product of a whole number other than 1 and a sum of two whole numbers. now do a different whole number from the one you just chose. can this be done in more than two ways?

No, we can not  write  in more than two ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that sum 36 +45

We have to write this sum in two different ways by using distributive property

Distributive property:

By using distributive property

Hence, the given sum can be write in two different ways as

to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.

95.03 is the answer. hope this !