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Which of the following statements shows the distributive property?5(4 – 2) = 20 – 105 + (4 – 2) = 20 – 105(4 – 2) = 9 – 75 + (4 – 2) = 9 + 3

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Distributive property of multiplication over subtraction


a*(b-c)=a* b-a* c

where a, b, and c are some numbers.

Substituting with a = 5, b = 4, and c = 2, we get:


5*(4-2)=5*4-5*2=20-10

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