Question

Distributive property for 12times 5

Answer 1

5(10+2)

Explanation:

`12 * 5`

Because multiplication is commutative the above ,can be rewritten as

`5 * 12`

We now choose any two numbers (say 2 and10) that sum up to 12, put it in bracket and multiply by 5.

This implies that,

`5(10 + 2)`

using distributive property, we obtain

5(10)+5(2)

=50+10

=60

We can see that the product of 5 and 12 equals 5(10+2)

Hence the distributive property is 5(10+2)