Question

Please explain the distributive property

Answer 1

distributive property lets you multiply the sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products

Answer 2

The distributive property is used to make multiplying easier by multiplying the number outside of the parentheses by each of the numbers inside and adding them.

For example: 6(2+5). You would multiply 6 by 2, then 6 by 5, and add them up.