Distributivity of Multiplication over Addition

Last updated at April 16, 2024 by

If we add and then multiply or we multiply and then add,

We get the same answer

This is called Distributivity

  a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c

 

Example

For 2, 3 & 4

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Hence

  2 × (3 + 4 ) = 2 × 3 + 2 × 4

Transcript

Distributivity of Multiplication over Addition If we add and then multiply or we multiply and then add, We get the same answer This is called Distributivity a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c Example For 2, 3 & 4 Hence 2 × (3 + 4) = 2 × 3 + 2 × 4

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