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26 September, 08:45

How do you know whether to add or subtract when you use the distributive property to multiply

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  1. 26 September, 08:48
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    Multiplication & division

    - & - is +

    + & + is +

    - & + is -

    + & - is -

    Addition and subtraction

    Same sign add

    Different subtract

    Take sign of the largest number
  2. 26 September, 09:13
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    The 10 is correctly distributed so that it is used to multiply the 15 and the 6 separately. The distributive properties of addition and subtraction can be used to rewrite expressions for a variety of purposes. When you are multiplying a number by a sum, you can add and then multiply.
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