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===Multiplication is distributive over addition===
 
'''Multiplication is distributive over addition'''


The distributive property of multiplication over addition means that brackets within expressions can be 'multiplied out' when the brackets contain additions.
The distributive property of multiplication over addition means that brackets within expressions can be 'multiplied out' when the brackets contain additions.


====Example====
 
'''Example'''
 
3 x (4 + 5) gives the same result as:
3 x (4 + 5) gives the same result as:


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Maths.


Multiplication is distributive over addition

The distributive property of multiplication over addition means that brackets within expressions can be 'multiplied out' when the brackets contain additions.


Example

3 x (4 + 5) gives the same result as:

(3 x 4) + (3 x 5).


In the first case:

3 x (4 + 5)

= 3 x 9

= 27


In the second case:

(3 x 4) + (3 x 5)

= 12 + 15

= 27


See also