SOLUTION: SHOW ME HOW TO WORK THIS PROBLEM: 5(x+3)= ?

Question 210108: SHOW ME HOW TO WORK THIS PROBLEM: 5(x+3)= ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

So

This is the distributive property at work.

Why does this property work? Here's an easier example:

The expression is the same as . In other words, there are 3 groups of 'x+y' being added together (that's basically what multiplication means).

So

To save us the trouble of repeated adding, we simply multiply. For example, you could add up the terms of , but this gets tedious after a while.
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