Distributive Property

The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a number by a sum by distributing the multiplication to each addend.

You can break it down as (4 x 4) + (4 x 1) = 16 + 4 = 20.

You can write it as 3 x (4 + 2) = (3 x 4) + (3 x 2).

To 'distribute' means to multiply each term inside a parenthesis by the term outside.

5 x (2 + 3) = (5 x 2) + (5 x 3) = 10 + 15 = 25.

You can use 6 x (5 + 3) = (6 x 5) + (6 x 3) = 30 + 18 = 48.

You can express it as (4 x 5) + (5 x 5) = 20 + 25 = 45.

4 x 6 can be expressed as (2 x 6) + (2 x 6) = 12 + 12 = 24.

You can factor out the 4: 4 x (5 + 3) = 4 x 8 = 32.

The equation is 4 x 5 = 20.