Question 217937: When do you use the distributive property
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In general,,,when we have to multiply one term (or more) times a variable with more than one term.
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for example,,,,2(x+1) = 2*x +2*1 = 2x +2
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Also, for mental math, it is often easier,,,for example
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49 *2 = (50-1)*2 = 100-2=98
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or 1.99 *3 = (2-.01)*3 = 6-.03 = 5.97
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