What is the rule for distributive property of multiplication over subtraction?

Answer 1

You only distribute the number outside the parentheses (multiply by each number inside the parentheses to get 2 new numbers to subtract) only if one number inside the parentheses have a variable

for example:

4(6x-2)

24x-8

4 times 6x is 24

4 times -2 is -8

but if it something like this:

4(6-2)

You don't distribute the 4 to get 24-8, because there is no variable or 'x'

you have to use order of operations to solve

4(4)

16

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