SOLUTION: What is the distributive property of 12x34

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Question 899992: What is the distributive property of 12x34
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Choose either of the factors to form a sum.

%284%2B8%29%2A34, you could do it this way but not as convenient.

Try instead
12%2817%2B17%29, also will work, but maybe not so convenient.

Try to choose something that may make the computing easiest.

%286%2B6%29%2A34, not bad if you can figure 3*17=51, so 6*17=102; 6*34=204.
Just a choice that will work as correctly as any other, but ...
%286%2B6%29%2A34
6%2A34%2B6%2A34
204%2B204
408

Another way:
12%2810%2B10%2B10%2B4%29
120%2B120%2B120%2B48
360%2B48
408