Distributive property means to distribute a part of something to different properties.
Distributive property can be also called distributive law of multiplication
For example:
a(b + c)
To solve the expression above using distributive property, expand by multiplying the number outside the parentheses to the numbers inside parentheses, then add the products together.
We have:
Using your own words, we have:
Distribute the ion to the words inside the parentheses: