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Define the distributive property and give 4 examples. Please help it’s for a project thank you!

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Answer :The distributive property of multiplication over addition is applied when you multiply a value by a sum. For example, you want to multiply 5 by the sum of 10 + 3. As we have like terms, we usually first add the numbers and then multiply by 5. But, according to the property, you can first multiply every addend by 5.

Step-by-step explanation:applied when you multiply a value by a sum

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