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Distributive Property

• When a sum or difference inside parentheses is multiplied by a number outside the parentheses, you can multiply each number inside the parentheses by the number outside, then add or subtract as indicated.
• The Distributive Property is different from other properties is that it always involves two operations and parentheses.
• You use the Distributive Property to evaluate expressions that have a number multiplied by a sum or differences and can be written and used in several different forms.