Question

true or false The distributive property says that the number located outside of the parentheses can be applied (multiplied) by numbers located only inside of the parentheses

Answer 1

True

Explanation:

Answer 2

True.

Explanation:

The distributive property of real numbers says

a(b + c) = ab + ac. Here, the number outside multiplies the numbers only in the parentheses. Therefore the statement is true. The number located outside can be applied to only numbers in parentheses.