Question

Which property is used to solve the following problem: 8(7-3)

A) Identity property
B) Associative Property
C) Commutative Property
D) Disributive Property

Answer 1

D) Distributive property

Explanation:

We use distributive property because the 8 is distributed to the 7 and the negative three (it is negative because the expression can also be written as 8(7 + -3). This is how it will look after the distributing:

56 + -24