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What is distributive property

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The distributive property states that an expression which is given in form of A(B + C) can be solved as A × (B + C) = AB + AC.

This distributive law is also applicable to subtraction and is expressed as, A(B - C) = AB - AC.

What you're doing is distributing A (the number in front of the parentheses to each number within the parentheses (in this case B and C)

Examples:

5(2+3) = 5*2 + 5*3 = 10 + 15 = 25

2(7+9+4) = 2*7 + 2*9 + 2*4 = 14 + 18 + 8 = 40

9(5+2) = 9*5 + 9*2 = 45 + 18 = 63

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