We need to write an example of a situation in which the Distributive Property could be used.
The Distributive Property is : a ( b + c ) = ab + ac
So, let we have two classes, the first class 20 students , the second class 10 students
We gave each student 3 sweets, so what is the number of total sweets ?
Answer using Distributive Property will be as following :
The number of sweets =
[tex]3\cdot(20+10)=3\cdot20+3\cdot10=60+30=90[/tex]Answer without using Distributive Property :
The number of sweets =
[tex]3\cdot(20+10)=3\cdot30=90[/tex]====================================================
Note: the Distributive Property is more helpful in case of the equations contains variable
For example : 3 ( 2x - 1 ) = x + 2
