What is the distributive property in multiplication?

Answer 1

when you do distributive property you share whatever is outside the parentheses with what is inside. I'll give you an example:

4(7-6)

step1:multiply 4 by 7-4 times 6 (you are sharing the number outside parenthese,4, with the number inside the parentheses,7 and 6. remember to bring down the symbol which is minus.

step2: you should get 4*7-4*6. this is you answer. you can check this by...

writing the oringinal problem and then write the answer. do order of operations and you should get the same answer on both sides.

4(7-6)=4*7-4*6

4 (1) =28- 24

4= 4

THAT IS CORRECT!

you have just completed the distributive property.

Answer 2

The distributive property of multiplication deals with multiplying across a set of parenthesis. An example of this property would be, x(y+z) = xy + xz.

Answer 3

division does not satisfy distributive property

eg:- a+(b/c) not=a/b+a/c