The distributive property states that multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products together.
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The distributive property of multiplication over addition states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
Numbers do not have a distributive property. The distributive property is an attribute of one arithmetical operation over another. The main example is the distributive property of multiplication over addition.
The distributive property of multiplication OVER addition (or subtraction) states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c Thus, multiplication can be "distributed" over the numbers that are inside the brackets.
The distributive property OF MULTIPLICATION over addition is a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c for any numbers a, b and c.
The distributive property of multiplication over addition.