Distributive property in algebra

Answer 1

The distributive property is used when a number (or variable) outside parenthesis must be combined with numbers (or variables) inside the parenthesis. Here are some examples:

a(b + c) = ab + ac

You multiply the number outside (in this case, "a"), with the first number ("b"). Then you add that to "a" multiplied by the second number, "c". See if this helps:

Outside(Inside1 + Inside2) = Outside X Inside1 + Outside X Inside2

Here's an example with numbers:

2(3 + 5) = 6 + 10 = 16

Same thing works for variables:

2(3x + 5) = 6x + 10

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