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How to use the distrubtive property to multiply a number by a sum

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The distributive property of multiplication over addition is used when we multiply a number by a sum.

For example:

Lets suppose we want to multiply 7 by the sum of (15+3). So, according to this property, we can add the numbers and then multiply by 7.

It can be written like this :


7(15+3)


7(18)

= 126

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