12(2+ 1/2)
= 12x2 + 12x(1/2)
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The distributive property refers to a property of TWO binary operations - usually of multiplication and addition - not just one operation. Consequently, 7*420 does not have a distributive property.
2k + 10 is an expression. The distributive property is a property of one binary operation (typically multiplication, or right-division) over another (addition or subtraction) for elements of a set (numbers); not a property of expressions.
The Distributive Property
no because it is only one term and it really can not
The distributive property of subtraction states that when subtracting a number from the sum of two other numbers, you can subtract the same number from each of the two numbers separately, and then subtract the two results. This can be represented as: a - (b + c) = (a - b) + (a - c).