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The Distributive
Property is
an algebra property which helps to
multiply
a single term and two or
more terms inside parenthesis.
 The
Distributive Property of multiplication over addition means that
multiplying a sum by a number will give the same answer as
multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products
together.
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The
Distributive Property
makes solving some math problems easier.
This is the Distributive
Property in 'action':
a
(b+c)=
(ab)+(ac)
5
(4 + 3)
= (5x4)
+ (5x3)
5 x
7 = 20 +
15
35 = 35
and
a
(b-c)=
(ab)-(ac)
3
(6-4)
= (3x6)
- (3x4)
3 x
2 = 18 - 12
6 = 6 |
It does not matter
which way you figure out a problem
like the ones above"
but using the Distributive Property,
is distributing the number that is outside
the parentheses
to the numbers inside the parentheses.
REMEMBER:
The Distributive
Property says:
you can multiply the number outside the parenthesis
by the other numbers on the inside of the parenthesis
and then add or subtract accordingly.
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