(total teams) x [(healthy players)+(injured reserve)]= total

29 x (12+3) insert numbers

=(29×12)+(29×3) use distrubutive prop. a(b+c)=ab+ac

=348+87 simplify

=435

a(b + c) = ab + ac

(meaning that you multiply the item outside the parentheses by each of the numbers inside the parentheses and then simplify). So, for your problem….

29(12 + 3)

There are 29 teams, and you have to have 12 healthy players and 3 on the injured list)…so, distribute 29 into the parentheses and you get…

29(12) + 29(3)

348 + 87 = 435

So, there can be a max of 435 players in the NBA.

Hope that helped.

then add 348+87

= 435

(3 X 29) + (3 X 12)

87 + 36

123