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What does it mean to say that multiplication distributes over addition and subtraction?
Usually the distributive property of multiplication over addition is considered:a(b+c) = ab + acHowever, since subtracting is the same as adding the additive inverse, it is valid for subtraction as well:a(b-c) = ab - ac
What does the four basic math operation mean in a math term?
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
What does inverse mean in arithmetic?
"opposite" operation. The inverse of subtraction is addition; the inverse operation of multiplication is division.
What 4 kinds of mathematical values?
That depends on the values of what but if you mean arithmetical operations then they are: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
What is the set of whole numbers closed by?
If you mean the set of non-negative integers ("whole numbers" is a bit ambiguous in this sense), it is closed under addition and multiplication. If you mean "integers", the set is closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication.
