The distrubutive property.... Multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. EXAMPLE: 3x(2+4)=18 (3x2) + (3x4) = 18
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The distributive property in math is (in variable definition) : a(b+c)=ab+ac For example you could use the distributive property to simplify this expression: 3(x+4) (3)(x) + (3)(4) 3x+12 is your answer! Hope this helps! -dancinggirl25
If you want to work it in your head, try this: 21 = 20 + 1, and if we multiply we get this: 21 x 5 = (20 + 1) 5 = (20 x 5) + (1 x 5) = (100) + (5) = 105 That's the distrubutive property of multiplicatin in action. We broke the 21 down into 20 + 1, and then when we multiply that by 5, we have to multiply each "component" of the number (that is, both the 20 and the 1) by 5 to get the answer. The 5 is "distributed" over the components that make up the 21, which are (in this case) the 20 and the 1. Each one is multiplied by 5 and then the two numbers are added up to get an answer.
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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.
The commutative property of addition and the commutative property of multiplication.