Question

Explain how you know whether to add or subtract when you use the Distributive Property to multiply?

Answer 1

The distributive properties of additionand 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.You can also multiply each addend first and then add the products.

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Answer 2

Hey mate ...

When we use distribute property (is)

a(b+c) = (a*b) + (a*c)
and
a(b-c)= (a*c)-(a*c)

u can use either add or subtract based on the questions u get ..or based on Ur convinience to multiply ..

Hope it helped you .

Have a nice day ..