Distributive Property
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Pronunciation: dis•TRIB•u•tive PROP•er•ty
Definition
for any real numbers a, b, and x, x(a + b) = ax + bx.
Example
m and n are real numbers: 5(m + n) = 5m + 5n or 5(m-n) = 5m - 5n
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Pronunciation: dis•TRIB•u•tive PROP•er•ty
Definition
for any real numbers a, b, and x, x(a + b) = ax + bx.
Example
m and n are real numbers: 5(m + n) = 5m + 5n or 5(m-n) = 5m - 5n