a(b + c)
= ab + ac
=========just distribute the number to all additive terms in the brackets/parentheses
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It means that the term inside the brackets needs to be multiplied by the previous term outside the bracket..
Use the same rules inside brackets as you would outside of brackets. There is no difference between the two.
the dis. property for math is when there are multiple values within perentheses or brackets, you must distribute the number that the parenthese are being multiplied by for example: 3(12+N)=45 you must distribute the "3" to the 12 and the N now you have: 36+3N=45 you now solve it like anormal equation
Brackets are basically the same as parentheses. If they are inside of parentheses, then you simplify that term before anything else. If they are outside of parentheses, then you simplify the terms in the parentheses first and then the term within the brackets.
Inside if the sentence inside the brackets is a question.