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Explain how you know weather to add or subtract when you use the distributive property to multiply
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Explain how you know weather to add or subtract when you use the distributive property to multiply

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You would know by how the problem is written for example if a equation is written like this (2+3)5 you add 2+3 first then multiply by 5 to get 25 therefore you add first
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use the phrase pemdas

it shows the order you solve. parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and then subtraction. ask me if you need any other help!
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